Airline competition : barriers to entry continue in some domestic markets

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• Alternative Title:
  Airline competition : barriers to entry continue in some domestic markets : statement of John H. Anderson, Jr., Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
• Creators:
  Anderson, John H.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Airlines
  • Barriers to entry (Competition)
  • Domestic transportation
  • Markets
  • Laws and legislation
  • Policy making
  • Airline fares
  • Airports
  • Benefits
  • Commercial aviation
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  GAO/T-RCED-98-112
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Abstract:
  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 in 1996 and 1997, however, some airports have not experiences such entry and thus have experienced higher fares and/or less convenient service since deregulation. Our fare and service trends, factors contributing to the problems, and the initiatives by the Deprtment of Transportation (DOT) and others to address these problems.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15157/dot_15157_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 879.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:67b3a1cb6e3fe9e06678f71849785041249d90f7fb61173c3b94c6094254fca7eb532329d1a6038ef0e7e74f366b50b39a42367e165d6ea4d2b119d7889213f6