A note on the optimality of airline networks

Authors
Pels, E Nijkamp, P Rietveld, P
Citation
E. Pels et al., A note on the optimality of airline networks, ECON LETT, 69(3), 2000, pp. 429-434
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
ECONOMICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01651765 → ACNP
Volume
69
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
429 - 434
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(200012)69:3<429:ANOTOO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
In this short paper an explicit check on the optimality of airline networks is formulated using linear marginal cost functions. It is shown that hub-a nd-spoke networks, which have been investigated in the literature using lin ear marginal cost functions, may in fact not be an optimal network configur ation. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.