The Construction of a Low-Cost Airline Network - Facing Competition and Exploring New Markets

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 485-499

  Müller, Kathrin ^a,b   Hüschelrath, Kai ^a,b,c   Bilotkach, Volodymyr ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^d NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84866516753     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.2561     Document Type: Article

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