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Old Jan 6, 2019, 9:30 pm
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jsloan
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Originally Posted by mozilla
I'll try to find out how LH handles this - in some markets, they have to juggle 4 INTL cabins instead of 3 - but could a fare differential be realistically and technically implemented here like is the case on the domestic market?
If differential pricing is possible, so is double-differential pricing (e.g., requires P, R, and W inventory to book). It’s just one additional check. A software update might be needed, but it doesn’t seem like it would be a complex one; just make sure the inventory checks are loops.

Practically, though, it seems like a nightmare given the size of the PE cabin relative to J. If you link P and R availability, you risk not being able to fill your J cabin because PE sales were brisk, or filling PE with R passengers just to keep P available.
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