A profitability analysis of low-cost long-haul flight operations

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-54

  Daft, Jost ^a   Albers, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airline route profitability; Ancillary airline revenues; Long haul air services; Low cost airlines

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY;

EID: 84856507240     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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