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Old Nov 1, 2017 | 7:36 am
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Originally Posted by infinite97
never underestimate the cheapness of your typical leisure passenger. I've seen people pushing and shoving at ORD for the AA $400 offer...
Oh, I've jumped at my share of low offers over the years...but typically on high(ish)-frequency routes. I'll happily take $400 and go chill in the lounge for 2-3 hours. ORD-MCI on a Friday afternoon was, for years, a sweet gravy train for AA vouchers for me. Then they figured out some decent data analytics and stopped overselling Mad Dogs by 30 people.

It's those overnighters where I either need a really compelling reason to want to stay in that city, or they gotta be talking $800-1000 to get me to budge. MKE? In the summer, with the Brewers in town, hmmmm...maybe...
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