Originally Posted by
PVDtoDEL
Not really - Whether it is CX or EK, if the airline has a monopoly on the route, it is pretty much guaranteed to be more expensive than the connecting options. That's because people are willing to pay more for a more convenient nonstop option.
Well its not about being expensive, its about managing yield. And my point (which you didn't get) is that there's nothing similar about yield management across different airlines, and largely depends on what business models they have and the markets they are serving within that business model.
It is not about one route (DEL-ORD) where AI is expensive than other carriers. And, if it were about exploiting the monopoly (of being a direct flight) on a particular route, what gives when AI is expensive than Qatar, Etihad, Jet and Emirates on the MAA-JFK route for random dates in April, when each of them have a one stop flight between the two airports.