Low Cost Carriers

Low cost carriers (LCCs) represent one of the most exciting and dynamic yet contentious developments in recent commercial aviation history. The essays selected for this volume offer a detailed insight into the emergence, expansion and evolution of the LCC sector worldwide and address issues such as: deregulation and liberalisation of the global airline sector; the business models and operating characteristics of LCC; the changing nature of the airline/airport relationship; LCC network characteristics; pricing and competition; and the current impacts and likely future trajectories.