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?
The LH/TATL approach is to almost always offer second-tier PE inventory. G is not used as a "real" fare; the only G fare LH will publish in normal circumstances is the full normal fare, so they can retreat there in exceptional inventory circumstances. Given the cabin size, if LH is booking into G it's because J is already full (deeply overbooked or actually sold) and they are otherwise happy to sell E fares into a less heavily booked J cabin. Any circumstance where G is pricing has C or D as lowest Business inventory. The anomaly here is UA not offering A space, and I'm sure they'll figure it out eventually.
TPAC resolves this by just having really cheap PE price points (Asia) or really high J price points (ANZ).