An analytic hierarchy process for ranking operating costs of low cost and full service airlines

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 249-255

  Berrittella, Maria ^a   La Franca, Luigi ^a   Zito, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Full service and low cost airlines; Monte Carlo Simulation; Operating costs

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

EID: 67949088367     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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