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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 5:47 pm
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Originally Posted by YOWie
I would think that this also applies to many many of the eupgraders as well so in theory we aren't hurting their bottom line either. The point has been made elsewhere that by paying the tango-flex-latitude delta we are actually increasing the bottom line
I think you're right, but AC must be having difficulty differentiating between the 2 groups of passengers.

Originally Posted by canopus27
Now, whether or not that strategy will work, and result in more revenue for AC, is a different question. I think it won't, I think they will lose more revenue from disenfranchised high volume FF's than they will be able to offset with tango pax - but their plan is not hard to understand.
I agree, I am a bit excited to see if this will be apparent in next years financials.
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