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Old Jul 9, 2019, 10:21 pm
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iadisgreat
 
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Originally Posted by seawolf
I don't follow. If it is F4 F5 12 hours to departure, I don't see how Vietnam fare got to do with it. Incremental revenue is still revenue even if the 1 or 2 sold F seat was on Vietnam fare.

Seems like CX is fundamentally rethinking the model of making last minute F award seats predictably available last minute.
You're correct that correlation does not mean causation if that's your point. There is clearly some level of behavior change at CX around this fare (just take a took at the appropriate threads).
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