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U.S. air passenger service: a taxonomy of route networks, hub locations, and competition

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Neil Bania
Paul W. Bauer
Thomas J. Zlatoper

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In this paper, we analyze the service provided by the 13 largest U.S. passenger airlines to the 100 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas in 1989. We classify the route systems by their nature and geographical extent using a variety of measures based on route-level data. We then identify individual airline hub locations and derive and calculate several measures of the extent of competition both on individual routes and at the airports in our sample. The results show the wide diversity of route networks that existed in the airline industry in 1989--a phenomenon that may help to explain the failure of several major carriers since then.

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Paper provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in its series Working Paper with number 9216.

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  1. Hurdle, Gloria J, et al, 1989. "Concentration, Potential Entry, and Performance in the Airline Industry," Journal of Industrial Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 38(2), pages 119-39, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Borenstein, Severin, 1992. "The Evolution of U.S. Airline Competition," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 6(2), pages 45-73, Spring. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Morrison, Steven A & Winston, Clifford, 1987. "Empirical Implications and Tests of the Contestability Hypothesis," Journal of Law & Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 30(1), pages 53-66, April.
  4. Paul W. Bauer & Thomas J. Zlatoper, 1989. "The determinants of direct air fares to Cleveland: how competitive?," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, issue Q I, pages 2-9. [Downloadable!]
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