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Old Mar 15, 2018, 11:06 am
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PaulInTheSky
 
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Originally Posted by Aus106080
The ticket price is always link to the predicted load factor.
CX needs to offer cheap y ticket because they are trying hard to fill up all the seat.
However, if cx offesr higher fare for PEY(even higher than direct route), it maybe indicate CX has a pretty good load factor for PEY.
I respectfully disagree with you. You can see PEY cabin is often not filled or half empty when no op-ups occur. Also, if your fare is the same all year long, then does it mean the load factor is the same - high all year long? Apparently no.
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