Connectivity and concentration in airline networks: A complexity analysis of Lufthansa's network

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-461

  Reggiani, Aura ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^b   Cento, Alessandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

airline networks; complexity; concentration; connectivity; multicriteria analysis; network geometry

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

AIRLINE NETWORKS; COMPLEXITY; CONNECTIVITY; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; NETWORK GEOMETRY;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

EID: 77955591175     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2010.11     Document Type: Article

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