Written by a longstanding expert in the field, this book examines the deregulation of the airline industry and the rise of low cost airlines, specifically the success of Ryanair as a key case study.

Sean Barrett is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Preface; Regulating Europe's Skies 1. The Defeat of Regulatory Capture 2. A Europe of National Airlines 3. Deregulating the Dublin-London Route 4. Ryanair's Market Entry 5. The Sustainability of the Ryanair Model 6. The New Entrant Full-Service Airline 7. Commercialising a National Airline 8. Airport Competition- Low Cost Airlines and Low Cost Airports 9. Regulating and Dismantling a National Airport Monopoly - a Case Study 10. A Sector Transformed