Has Ryanair's pricing strategy changed over time? An empirical analysis of its 2006-2007 flights

Tourism Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-44

  Malighetti, Paolo ^a   Paleari, Stefano ^a   Redondi, Renato ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic pricing; Low cost carriers; Ryanair

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PANEL DATA; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRICING POLICY;

EID: 70350731226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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