The effects of individual dimensions of airline service quality: Findings from Australian domestic air passengers

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-176

  Park, Jin Woo ^a   Robertson, Rodger ^b   Wu, Cheng Lung ^b  

^a Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84866313778     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jhtm.13.2.161     Document Type: Article

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