TY - BOOK AU - Gross,Sven AU - Luck,Michael TI - The low cost carrier worldwide SN - 9781409432692 (ebook) PY - 2013///] CY - Farnham, Surrey PB - Ashgate KW - Airlines KW - Rates KW - Cost of operation KW - Economic aspects KW - Aeronautics, Commercial KW - Law and legislation KW - Transport KW - ukslc KW - Transport industries KW - thema KW - Aerospace & aviation technology KW - Astronautics KW - Aircraft: general interest KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781409432685; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web N2 - This volume provides the first comprehensive overview of developments, the legal framework and the current situation of the low-cost carrier phenomenon across the globe. It contains a dozen chapters dedicated to each region in turn, all written by highly experienced and renowned experts from around the world; Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) have become an integral part of today's air transport and tourism industries. Originating in the United States, the low-cost concept has subsequently been adopted by airlines on all continents. LCCs in Europe and North America, and to some extent in Asia, have already been well covered by academic literature. However, scientific publications on the topic of LCCs in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand are scarce. This volume provides the first comprehensive overview of developments, the legal framework and the current situation of the low-cost carrier phenomenon across the globe. It contains a dozen chapters, each dedicated to a region, all written by highly experienced and renowned experts from around the world. The Low Cost Carrier Worldwide is written primarily for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as researchers and practitioners within the fields of aviation, transport and tourism UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=WestLondon&isbn=9781409432692 ER -