The business passenger niche: Comparing legacy carriers and southwest during a national recession
The authors examine how legacy and low-cost air carriers' roles in serving business passengers in the US changed during the global economic recession from 2007. Quarterly data is examined to test the impact of a recession on the air travel behavior. The authors find that since 2007 business passengers represent a declining proportion of legacy carriers' passenger volume, while they represent an increasing proportion of Southwest's passengers. This trend suggests that Southwest's market niche has shifted, and that the airline now plays a role similar to that of legacy carriers.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Neal, Zachary P
- Kassens-Noor, Eva
- Publication Date: 2011-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Bibliography; Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 231-232
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Serial:
- Journal of Air Transport Management
- Volume: 17
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0969-6997
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696997
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Business trips; Full service carriers; Low cost carriers; Recession; Travel behavior
- Identifier Terms: Southwest Airlines
- Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis; Niche markets
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01340531
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 19 2011 9:00AM