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Keyword: airfares


Fare Game (11/9/2001)

The pricing strategy of charging premium prices for business travels and deeply discounted prices for leisure travels has fallen apart amid a slowing economy and fear of on-air terrorist attacks.

Keywords: airfares, airlines, business travel, demand elasticity, leisure travel, price discounting, price discrimination, price elasticity

Flying in the Red (9/3/2005)

Airlines deregulation has allowed more competitive discounters to grow at the expense of high-cost traditional hub-and-spokes airlines. But instead of exiting the market, the unprofitable traditional airlines hang on for dear life.

Keywords: airfares, airlines, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, deregulation, discounter, leasing GE, market entry, market exit, regulation