Originally Posted by
rsteinmetz70112
If the fares are for children under 12 who cannot fly without an adult they are a discount on the second ticket. That sort of "volume pricing" may influence some people to fly with their children.
Also since children on average weigh less than adults, it costs less to fly a child. ^
Didn't Samoa Air start charging passengers on the total weight of the passenger and their luggage?
But… that's my point. It only makes sense if the "discount" represents something cheaper than what's already available. Which it doesn't.
The Infant fare is presented as a way to offer a "discounted" ticket for what could otherwise be a lap child, but WGA+WGA is always cheaper than WGA+AT with discount.
Two "adult" tickets are always cheaper than (or equal to) 1 "adult" + 1 Child/Infant."