Pricing behavior and non-price characteristics in the airline industry / edited by James Peoples.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peoples, James.

Series:

Advances in airline economics ; v. 3.

Advances in airline economics, 2212-1609 ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airlines--Rates.

Airlines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley [England] : Emerald Group Pub. Ltd., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Stepped-up competition in the airline industry over the past 40 years profoundly changed how carriers set fares. Chapters in this volume contribute to our understanding of fare determination in this industry by examining carrier pricing behavior, such as non-linear pricing, pricing decisions associated with strategic alliances, competition from low cost carriers, and the challenges faced by carriers experiencing financial distress. These contributions present nuanced analyses of fare determination that include new ways of examining whether the prices charged by carriers are consumer welfare-enhancing. Examination of airline carrier pricing only tells part of the story of firm behavior, as analysis of carriers' ability to provide quality services is also significant in understanding the economics of this industry. This volume includes chapters examining non-price characteristics of business operations, such as frequency of service, passenger safety, availability of aircraft types for different transportation services, and the geographic distribution of air transportation-related noise by aircraft departures and arrivals at airports.

Contents:

ch. 1. Pricing behavior and non-price characteristics of the airline industry : introduction and overview / James Peoples

ch. 2. Examining the effect of low-cost carriers on nonlinear pricing strategies of Legacy airlines / Manuel A. Hernandez, Anirban Sengupta, Steven N. Wiggins

ch. 3. The new pricing in North American air travel markets : implications for competition and antitrust / David Gillen, Tim Hazledine

ch. 4. A guide to booking airline tickets online / Volodymyr Bilotkach, Nicholas G. Rupp

ch. 5. Distribution of airline tickets : a tale of two market structures / Volodymyr Bilotkach, Marija Pejcinovska

ch. 6. On airline pricing behavior during financial turnarounds / Christian Hofer

ch. 7. Determinants of successful code-sharing : a case study of Continental and America West airlines alliances : a discrete longitudinal analysis / B. Starr McMullen, Yan Du

ch. 8. Baggage fees and changes in airline ticket prices / Kevin E. Henrickson, John Scott

ch. 9. Fragmentation of North Atlantic and Transpacific air transport markets : wither the hubs? / Andreas Knorr, Andreas Lueg-Arndt, Alexander Eisenkopf

ch. 10. Are airports two-sided platforms? : a methodological approach / Marc Ivaldi, Senay Sokullu, Tuba Toru

ch. 11. The size and growth of airports / Dan Mahoney, Wesley W. Wilson

ch. 12. Where does airport noise fall? : evidence from Atlanta airport / Jeffrey P. Cohen, Cletus C. Coughlin

ch. 13. Competition on the basis of safety? / Ian Savage.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9786613406460

9781283406468

1283406462

9781780524696

1780524692

OCLC:

774415315