Competition in the European aviation market: the entry of low-cost airlines

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 223-233

  Alderighi, Marco ^a,b   Cento, Alessandro ^c   Nijkamp, Peter ^d   Rietveld, Piet ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Air France KLM   (Italy)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European airline market; Low cost carriers; Pricing strategies; Yield management

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MARKET CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DETERMINATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84865164971     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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