Originally Posted by
whytravelsomuch
Revenue management is way more complex than a spreadsheet. Its not at all an "amazingly simple" process.
Did it ever occur to you that since its not US operating the flight into IST, that the higher fare is reflective of the cost US has to pay its partner for the flight into IST??
For what I was talking about, it wasn't specific to this route. There are plenty of routes that are not code-shares where US isn't price competitive. Sometimes, they eventually match competitor's fares after a month or two, but they aren't very quick about it many times.
I'd say it probably does cost them business, as for most travelers (business and leisure), price is the bottom line. Schedule is the other major driving point for many travelers, but even when those are close to being equal, sometimes the pricing just makes no sense.