Price volatility in the airline markets

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 693-709

  Gillen, David ^a   Mantin, Benny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Dynamic pricing; Price volatility; Revenue management

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649449346     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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