Drivers and barriers to online airline ticket purchasing

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 294-298

  Ruiz Mafé, Carla ^a   Sanz Blas, Silvia ^a   Aldás Manzano, Joaquín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airline revenue; Online tickets; Perceived risk; Travel agents; Usefulness

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 69249213519     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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