Originally Posted by
cedric
You don't sell the last 6 seats on the flight at the average coach fare, though. Usually those would get a much higher $ due to yield management (and bring up the average fare).
While true, this would be offset by a decrease in the fare of the seats sold earlier.
Originally Posted by
newyorkgeorge
AA has analyzed the data. They are just not pulling numbers out of thin air, particularly with some number obsessed CEO like Parker. So far I’m not seeing empty gates, ACs, seats, etc. so there is no mass exodus despite the hyperbole in FT. I for one would love to go back to the seating pitch of MD80s but it’s not gonna happen.
Just because they're selling the seats doesn't mean they're selling them for the price they want.