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Old Oct 22, 2014 | 4:26 pm
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Originally Posted by SparseFlyer
Do you have any idea what kind of "algorithm" they use?

Like, is it just some kind of "if <50% sold by T-30 days, drop prices x%" or a full blown multivariate statistical model?

There are FT members on this board way better qualified than me to answer that. I suggested algorithm as it seemed to me revenue management and marketing have all manner of software to keep track of load factors. Given the prices I see/pay for my regular destinations, the previous brief sale window for both Tango and Flex caught my attention.

But thanks for reminding me to use another word next time.
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