ABSTRACT
KLM enables the new (and larger) airline to reach additional economies of scale and hence to reduce unit costs. Hence, there is additional scope for revenue management. This chapter addresses the impact of network changes for the users (passengers) of the two airports Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The content of this chapter is as follows. First, in the second section, the possible effects of the merger are introduced, followed by a brief theoretical introduction on the methodology of the assessment of consumer benefits changes in the third section. We will for this purpose show the effects of network integration on the route between Amsterdam and Dallas. Thereafter, we will show similar effects on other routes as well as other possible effects of the merger. The final paragraph will include some conclusions on the results found.
