Originally Posted by
cbn42
Part of this may be explained by higher load factors in the US. In other countries where the airlines' yield management systems are not as sophisticated, or the airlines operate as money-losing government monopolies with lots of empty seats, this isn't likely to become much of an issue.
Especially in the premium cabin, which the superior yield management fills to the last seat with people who didn't pay for the seats.
BTW, on which continent do government monopolies in the airline business still exist?