An analysis of price competition and price wars in Australia's domestic airline market
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Article Title | An analysis of price competition and price wars in Australia's domestic airline market |
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ERA Journal ID | 40708 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ma, Wenliang (Author), Wang, Qiang (Author), Yang, Hangjun (Author) and Zhang, Yahua (Author) |
Journal Title | Transport Policy |
Journal Citation | 81, pp. 163-172 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0967-070X |
1879-310X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.06.008 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X18302154#! |
Abstract | Price cuts and price wars, a frequent phenomenon in Australia's domestic airline market that have been widely reported in the Australian news media, are documented in this research. This paper examines the determinants of price wars in Australia using monthly data from 72 airline routes for the period from January 2013 to August 2017. Our finding is consistent with the widely held view that an increase in the major airlines' capacity was a main cause of price cuts and price wars. Our research shows that price wars continued after Qantas announced that it would stop adding domestic capacity and give up defending its 65% market share policy in 2015. Indeed, Qantas' 65% market share commitment has led to fierce pricing competition and the occurrence of price wars. Multimarket contact promoted price wars in Australia's domestic airline market. |
Keywords | Price wars; Australian airline market; Multimarket contact; Full-service airlines; Low-cost carriers |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350901. Air transportation and freight services |
380109. Industry economics and industrial organisation | |
380117. Transport economics | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Capital University of Economics and Business, China |
University of International Business and Economics, China | |
School of Commerce | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5779/an-analysis-of-price-competition-and-price-wars-in-australia-s-domestic-airline-market
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