Airline Deregulation: Addressing the Air Service Problems of Some Communities
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1997-06-25
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00740682
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NTL Classification:NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Economics and Finance;NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Planning and Policy;
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Abstract:Airline deregulation has led to lower airfares and better service for most air
travelers, due largely to increased competition spurred by the entry of new
airlines into the industry and established airlines into new markets. However,
some airports-particularly those serving small and medium-sized communities in
the East and upper Midwest-have not experienced such entry and thus have
experienced higher fares and worse service since deregulation. This
Congressional testimony by John H. Anderson, Jr., Director, Transportation
Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division of the General
Accounting Office (GAO) discusses (1) why some airports serving small and
medium-sized communities in the East and upper Midwest have not experienced the
same level of entry as those serving communities that have benefited from
deregulation and (2) the GAO recommendations and other initiatives that may
help increase competition, reduce fares, and improve the quality of air service
at those small- and medium-sized-community airports. 14p.
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