This paper empirically analyses airline pricing for short-haul flights removing the influence ofintermodal competition. To this end;;we explore the southern Italian market since it is lessaccessible by other transport modes and fares are the straight result of air-related competition. Weshow that when intramodal competition reduces;;airlines set up to 6.7% higher fares. Consistentlywith the implementation of intertemporal price discrimination (IPD);;we find a non-monotonicintertemporal profile of fares with a turning point at the 44th day before departure. Finally;;weprovide evidence that airlines are more likely to engage in IPD in more competitive markets.
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