Highlights Long-haul low-cost carriers have gained momentum in pre-COVID19 years. This paper assesses the effect of their presence on North Atlantic fare levels. Results highlight a significant impact on economy and business fares. Even post-COVID19, long-haul low-cost carriers display an attractive business model.

    Abstract Low-cost carriers (LCCs) of the long-haul type have gained momentum in the years pre-COVID19, and on North Atlantic routes in particular.Yet their market impact on fare levels has never been evaluated, and findings related to short- and medium-haul LCCs cannot be readily applied to the long-haul case.We assess the effect, on market fare levels, of a long-haul LCC presence by proposing a stylized analytical model for hypotheses development.Then, while running two-stage least-squares regressions with instrumental variables, we distinguish between fares for economy and business classes, based on an extensive multi-year sample of North Atlantic routes.We estimate that, ceteris paribus, the presence of an LCC is associated with a 11% to 18% reduction in long-haul fares for economy class and 2% to 6% for business class.These findings continue to be relevant post–COVID19, as point-to-point-focused LCCs pose an alternative to sub-scale hub networks, especially with more leisure-/touristic-focused demand scenarios.


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    Title :

    Effect of long-haul low-cost carriers on North Atlantic air fares


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    Publication date :

    2021-06-29




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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