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Old Jun 9, 2018, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
But I can't argue that much with the strategy; it's certainly a better one than their initial strategy of trying to sell Y-BN fares.
Agreed, at least it's not just a disguised fare increase, which is what BE has mostly turned out to be. Though if I were UA, I'd be concerned about cannibalizing sales of the expensive fares, a concern that's been expressed every time someone points out one of these large fare discrepancies.
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