Are airlines price takers?

Moreover, airlines are “price takers” on many items in that they have very little or no bargaining power on input prices. An example of this is aircraft fuel and oil, among others. The only place where there is wiggle room or bargaining power is on airport charges that marginally help the airline bottom line.



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