AbstractWe analyse the pricing policy adopted by Ryanair, the main low-cost carrier in Europe. Based on a year's fare data for all of Ryanair's European flights, using a family of hyperbolic price functions, the optimal pricing curve for each route is estimated. The analysis shows a positive correlation between the average fare for each route and its length, the frequency of flights operating on that route, and the percentage of fully booked flights. As the share of seats offered by the carrier at the departure and destination airports increases, fares tend to decrease. The correlation of dynamic pricing to route length and the frequency of flights is negative. Conversely, as competition increases discounts on advance fares rise.
Pricing strategies of low-cost airlines: The Ryanair case study
Journal of Air Transport Management ; 15 , 4 ; 195-203
2008-01-01
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Dynamic pricing , Low-cost , Ryanair , Fares
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