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Old Feb 24, 2019, 4:54 pm
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mduell
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Originally Posted by dval44
Here's a good one:

April 7
OGG-DEN in economy, $1,329

April 7
OGG-DEN-YYZ in economy, $239

I get "markets" and "demand" but this is bananas. ADD an additional international flight at ticket price goes down by 82% or $1,090.

Totally bonkers
OGG-DEN: They're the only nonstop, so they have a competitive advantage.

OGG-YYZ: Lots of different one stop options you can take, UA lacks a competitive advantage.

Airline revenue management: make money where you have advantages, take what you can get everywhere else.
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