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Exploring service quality of low-cost airlines in Europe: An integrated MCDM approach

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|Jul 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.2.6 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0097 | Journal ISSN: 2392-1641
Language: English
Page range: 109 - 130
Submitted on: Feb 11, 2019
Accepted on: Apr 15, 2019
Published on: Jul 9, 2019
Published by: Poznań University of Economics and Business Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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