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Title	PREDATORY PRACTICES AND MONOPOLIZATION IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL
Accession No	00971306
Authors	Dempsey, P S
Journal Title	Transportation Law Journal Vol. 29 No. 2
Period Covered	Spring
Corp. Authors / Publisher	University of Denver College of Law
Publication Date	20020000
Description	p. 129-187; Figures; References; Tables
Languages	English
Abstract	Monopolization of air travel is among the most pernicious of commercial events, because the price of air transport impacts the cost of doing business in entire geographic regions. In cities like Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit, or Memphis, suppression of competition results in a regressive wealth transfer from consumers to producers in the hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Because aviation is part of the infrastructure upon which all other businesses in a community depend, excessively high air fares dampen economic activity in whole geographic regions. Airports are public resources, paid for by taxpayers. This paper argues against the predatory and monopolistic practices of some air carriers, considering them to be exploitative of consumers and antithetical to the public interest. The actions of Northwest Airlines in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area are cited as a case example of these anti-consumer practices.
TRT Terms	Air transportation policy ; Air travel ; Airlines ; Business practices ; Civil aviation ; Hub and spoke systems ; Monopoly ; Pricing ; Regulatory reform
Geographical Terms	Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minnesota)
Identifier Terms	Northwest Airlines
Subject Areas	A02 Airlines; A06 Economics; A13 Government Policy, Planning and Regulation
Availability	Transportation Law Journal Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1767710
TRIS Files	ATRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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