The Impact of Unfair Commercial Practices on Competition in the EU Passenger Transport Sector, in particular Air Transport
Study
08-04-2020
The study aims at identifying and analysing the unfair commercial and trading practices in passenger air transport that not only are detrimental to consumers, but which can also distort competition in the Single Market. The study analyses the main air carrier business models and price patterns, as well as the decisions adopted by the national competent authorities with regard to unfair commercial practices and predatory pricing. This document was provided by Policy Department A at the request of the ECON Committee.
Study
External author
F. SCIAUDONE, K. NOTI, H. SCHEBESTA, F. MORETTI, M. PIANTONI, R. ARANCIO
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Keyword
- air and space transport
- airline
- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- carriage of passengers
- case study
- civil aviation
- competition
- consumer protection
- consumption
- documentation
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EP Committee
- EU institutions and European civil service
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- FINANCE
- organisation of transport
- passenger rights
- price formation
- prices
- research report
- restriction on competition
- single market
- TRADE
- TRANSPORT
- transport policy
- transport price