Fare impacts of Southwest Airlines: A comparison of nonstop and connecting flights

Junqiushi Ren

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2020, vol. 84, issue C

Abstract: This paper examines the effects of Southwest Airlines' entry on its rivals' pricing, with a focus on comparing nonstop and connecting flights. The results produce two important findings. First, Southwest's nonstop entry depressed its rivals' nonstop airfares and connecting airfares. Second, Southwest's connecting entry depressed its rivals' connecting airfares, but did not depress their nonstop airfares. Considering nonstop and connecting services as differentiated products which differ in quality, the findings suggest that firms have quite different fare strategies upon the entry of different quality products.

Keywords: US airline industry; LCC; Southwest airlines; Entry; Connecting flights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101771

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