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Contents Executive Summary Overview and Trends 15 Scope and Organization ofthe Report, 16 General Developments and Trends During the 1990s, 18 Price Dispersion in the Airline Industry, 22 Market and Industry Entry Trends, 40 Resurgence of Low-Fare Service, 49 Summary, 61 2 Airline Competition at Hub Airports and Complaints of Unfair Conduct 65 Competition in City-Pair Markets Generally, 65 Competition in Hub Markets, 70 Allegations of Unfair Competitive Responses to New Entry, 81 Summary, 96 3 Exploiting Opportunities for Airline Entry and Competition 99 Improving the Use and Availability of Aviation Infrastructure, 100
Other Opportunities to Spur Competition, 123 Summary, 130 4 Effects of Airline Alliances and Partnerships on Competition 133 Background and Key Competition Issues, 134 Alliances Among Major Domestic Carriers, 138 International Alliances, 143 Summary, 152 5 Competition and Entiy in Smaller Markets 155 Appendixes 159 Statement of Enforcement Policy Regarding Unfair Exclusionary Conduct, 159 Recommendations from Winds of Change Concerning Competition and Other Relevant Topics, 169 Informal Complaints to DOT by New Entrant Airlines About Unfair Exclusionary Practices: March 1993 toMay 1999, 171 Airport Identification Codes, 186 Study Committee Biographical Information 190
