The growth limits of the low cost carrier model

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 21, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-23

  de Wit, Jaap G ^a,b   Zuidberg, Joost ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b The Netherlands Institute of Transport Policy Analysis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airline business models; Ancillary revenues; Low cost hubbing; Route density

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; BUSINESS SERVICE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84857642029     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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