کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1023608 | 941636 | 2012 | 15 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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This paper investigates hub carriers’ airlines-within-airlines (AinA) strategies, intended to establish low-cost divisions offering nonstop flights on rim routes. An initial hub-spoke network is optimal if passenger differentiation between one-stop and nonstop services and via-hub time cost are small. If differentiation is substantial, a mixed one-stop and nonstop (point-to-point) network under AinA is optimal when via-hub time cost is small (large). Low-cost rivals on rim routes weaken AinA adoption and enhance welfare from a monopoly mixed network. In a perfect-substitute case, hub carriers may have excessive incentive to adopt AinA from a welfare viewpoint, especially, when low-cost rivals exist.
► I examine hub carriers’ airlines-within-airlines (AinA) strategies on rim routes.
► Passengers differentiate one-stop and nonstop services horizontally and vertically.
► A mixed network under AinA can be preferable to a hub-spoke or point-to-point one.
► Low-cost rivals on rim routes weaken AinA adoption and enhance welfare.
► Hub carriers may have excessive incentive to adopt AinA in a perfect-substitute case.
Journal: Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review - Volume 48, Issue 3, May 2012, Pages 637–651