Estimating strategic responses to the march of a low cost carrier to primary airports

Author(s)

Bettini, Humberto F. A. J. ^{[1, 2]} ; Silveira, Jose Maria F. J. ^{[3, 2]} ; Oliveira, Alessandro V. M. ^{[2, 4]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Ctr Airline Econ, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[4] Aeronaut Inst Technol, Praca Marechal Eduardo Gomes 50, BR-12228900 Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW; v. 109, p. 190-204, JAN 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

We empirically investigate the capacity responses of major incumbent airlines facing the entry of a new low cost carrier in a secondary airport of a multiple airports region. We develop an empirical model that allows for time-varying strategic responses, aiming at identifying possible degrees of route entry threat. We consider the case of the entry of Azul Airlines in the densest conurbation in Brazil. Our results suggest that the incumbents preemptively fortified their flight frequency positions on threatened routes to deter the anticipated march of the newcomer from the secondary airport toward the existing primary airports. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/14914-4 - Empirical assessment of competitive impacts of regulatory rules of airport slots redistribution
• Grantee: Alessandro Vinícius Marques de Oliveira
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants