Indicators of monitoring price on airline tickets for the purpose of anti-monopoly regulation: Russian and international practice
The article analyzes approaches to the formation of price monitoring system on airline tickets with the purpose of anti-monopoly regulation of air transportation markets. On the basis of the Russian and international experience of antimonopoly regulation the author of the article demonstrates that the price behavior of airlines must be assessed from the standpoint of antitrust laws, as the price of transportation is a key factor determining the intensity of air traffic. On the basis of the practice of monitoring air fares abroad the author shows methodological limitations of the implementation of a similar system in the Russian Federation under conditions. These conditions are the result of various configurations of regular air service market structures: existence of a developed segment of low-cost traffic, higher intensity of traffic between key airports-hubs, and the availability of the subsidized routes. The author underlines the fact that rules of formation of tariffs in Russia fully comply with the international practice. The conditions of transportation and ground services at airports in Russia do not differ from international and match the Warsaw Convention unification of air transport regulations. Based on the analysis the author proposes set of factors to assess the price behavior of the Russian airlines, which allows to take into account modern regular flights market structure, condition of the airport network, and particularly the impact of price and non-price factors of the demand.