Why is Southwest an oligopoly?


Why is Southwest an oligopoly? Example of an Oligopoly For instance, in the United States, four airlines (American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines) control around 80% of the market. These companies effectively set the price and service standards in the industry.


Is Amazon an oligopoly?

By inventing the market for public cloud services, AWS enjoyed a significant first-mover advantage over competitors that ceded Amazon years to develop services, build infrastructure and woo customers. But Amazon is only part of an emerging oligopoly where customers will have real choice.