Transborder demand leakage and the US-Canadian air passenger market

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-57

  Elwakil, Omar Sherif ^a   Windle, Robert J ^a   Dresner, Martin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Airfares; Airline alliances; Airport leakage; Low cost carriers; Price premiums; US Canadian air passenger market

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

AIR PASSENGERS; AIR TRAFFICS; AIRFARE; AIRLINE ALLIANCE; AIRPORT LEAKAGE; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; LOW-COST CARRIERS; PASSENGER MARKET; PRICE PREMIUMS; US-CANADIAN AIR PASSENGER MARKET;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AIRPORT; DEMAND ANALYSIS; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DETERMINATION; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880331759     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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