AIRLINE COMPETITION: BARRIERS TO ENTRY CONTINUE IN SOME DOMESTIC MARKETS

Airline deregulation has led to lower fares and better service for most air travelers largely because of increased competition spurred by the entry of new airlines into the industry and established airlines into new markets. As reported earlier, however, some airports have not experienced such entry and thus have experienced higher fares and/or less convenient service since deregulation.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?recflag=&rptno=T-RCED-98-112
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15157
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Testimony before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1998-3-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Competition; Deregulation
• Subject Areas: Aviation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00750252
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: GAO/T-RCED-98-112
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 1998 12:00AM