Air Transport Market Deregulation and its Effect on the Short-Sea Shipping of the Greek Domestic Market

It has almost been a decade since the deregulation of the Greek air transport market. During these years a number of new airlines entered the market with various degrees of success, attempting to participate and compete in this growing market. However Greece's morphology, which includes many island destinations and are a popular tourist destination, creates a competitive environment between air travel and short-sea shipping. It should be also mentioned that the deregulation of the greek …

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