AbstractWe study the relationship between pricing and market structure on the routes connecting the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Because in 2007 the European Commission prohibited the takeover of Aer Lingus by Ryanair, the analysis focuses on their pricing strategies in particular. We use an original dataset of fares posted on-line, which allows to control for the fares’ inter-temporal pattern for each specific flight and each carrier’s specific yield management system. Our evidence supports the European Commission’s view that the elimination of a competitor in the Irish airline market is likely to have harmful consequences for consumers.
Airline competition in the British Isles
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review ; 46 , 2 ; 270-279
2009-01-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Airline competition in the British Isles
Online Contents | 2010
|Elsevier | 1986
NTIS | 1984
Shipwreck Index of the British Isles
Online Contents | 1995
|