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Recent developments in 'low cost carrier' research: a review

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  • Manish Yadav
  • Tarun Dhingra

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Recent trends in the low cost carrier (LCC) literature is reviewed in this study from 2005-2015. On the basis of systematic review, 169 articles located in 20 top air transport journals are categorised into nine distinct topics/major themes: 1) airline strategy; 2) airline business model; 3) airline economics; 4) airline performance; 5) airline market structure; 6) airline operations; 7) airline sales and marketing; 8) airline service quality; 9) airline and airport relationship. All themes are reviewed and their intra linkages are presented in the study. Concluding thoughts concerns requirement to carry out process and variance-based studies and compare various LCC models across the word from the point of view of location, policy, regulations and competition through process and variance-based research.

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  • Manish Yadav & Tarun Dhingra, 2018. "Recent developments in 'low cost carrier' research: a review," International Journal of Business Excellence, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 16(4), pages 427-453.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbexc:v:16:y:2018:i:4:p:427-453
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    1. Lee, Won Seok & Tang, Ruohan & Moon, Joonho & Song, Myungkeun, 2022. "The structural relationship between a low-cost carrier’s service experience, corporate social responsibility, brand love, and reuse intention: The case of Southwest Airlines," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

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