Price rivalry in airline markets: a study of a successful strategy of a network carrier against a low-cost carrier

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 658-669

  Fageda, Xavier ^a   Jiménez, Juan Luis ^b   Perdiguero, Jordi ^a  

^a Department of Economics Policy   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airlines; Competition; Low cost carriers

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); PRICE DYNAMICS; PRICING POLICY; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 79957529180     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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