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Airport competition: Reality or myth?

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This paper examines the extent to which the trend towards increasing corporatization and privatization of the airports sector has altered the dynamic between airports, airlines and most importantly the end-customer, the air passenger or the cargo-shipper.

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  • Wiltshire, James, 2018. "Airport competition: Reality or myth?," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 241-248.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaitra:v:67:y:2018:i:c:p:241-248
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2017.03.006
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    1. Starkie, David, 2012. "European airports and airlines: Evolving relationships and the regulatory implications," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 21(C), pages 40-49.
    2. Haskel, Jonathan & Iozzi, Alberto & Valletti, Tommaso, 2013. "Market structure, countervailing power and price discrimination: The case of airports," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 12-26.
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