Low-cost carriers versus full service carriers in ASEAN: The impact of liberalization policy on competition

This study analyses the ASEAN Single Aviation Market (ASAM) policy to be introduced by the end of 2015. The authors conduct a scenario study to estimate the impact of low-cost carrier (LCC) network expansion under liberalized air transport policies in the ASEAN region. Establishing joint ventures is a possible way for foreign carriers to expand the network in this region, even after starting ASAM. This is unique as joint ventures are not only subsidiaries of the full-service carriers, as is the case in the United States and Europe. The authors also apply a quantitative air transport market model to estimate the policy impact of the entry of new LCCs on routes from three ASEAN hub airports to Manila airport, which covers the impact on the whole network. The model produces several significant results, including that the entry of one LCC on one route may affect the fare, frequency, and profitability of related competitive routes for the entire network.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2014.06.008
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969699714000829
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/31005945
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Hanaoka, Shinya
  • Takebayashi, Mikio
  • Ishikura, Tomoki
  • Saraswati, Batari
• Publication Date: 2014-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 96-105
• Serial:
  • Journal of Air Transport Management
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0969-6997
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696997

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Deregulation; Economic impacts; Full service carriers; Low cost carriers; Mathematical models; Transportation policy
• Identifier Terms: ASEAN
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01538714
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 26 2014 2:24PM