The impact of flight delays on passenger demand and societal welfare

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 460-469

  Britto, Rodrigo ^a   Dresner, Martin ^b   Voltes, Augusto ^c  

^a University of Bayreuth   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Airfares; Flight delays; Societal welfare

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY;

AIR PASSENGERS; AIRFARE; AIRLINE PASSENGERS; BLOCK TIME; FLIGHT DELAYS; ONLINE SOURCES; PASSENGER DEMANDS; SOCIETAL WELFARE; US AIRLINES; WELFARE EFFECTS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; ECONOMETRICS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND; WELFARE IMPACT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 81255166148     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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