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Airline strategies during the pandemic: What worked?
Gualini, Andrea; Zou, Li; Dresner, Martin.
  • Gualini A; Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, Italy.
  • Zou L; David B. O'Maley College of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, United States.
  • Dresner M; R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, United States.
Transp Res Part A Policy Pract ; 170: 103625, 2023 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2261422
ABSTRACT
An examination is conducted of airline strategies during the covid-19 pandemic using data from the United States. Our findings show that airlines pursued diverse strategies in terms of route entry and retention, pricing, and load factors. At the route level, a more detailed examination is conducted of the performance of a middle-seat blocking strategy designed to increase the safety of air travel. We show that this strategy (i.e., not making middle seats available to passengers) likely resulted in revenue losses for carriers, an estimated US $3,300 per flight. This revenue loss provides an indication as to why the middle seat blocking strategy was discontinued by all US airlines despite ongoing safety concerns.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Language: English Journal: Transp Res Part A Policy Pract Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.tra.2023.103625

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Language: English Journal: Transp Res Part A Policy Pract Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.tra.2023.103625