Not really seeing your point. Yes, they decided to release some inventory on DL3984 when paired with some other flights. The whole point of married segment inventory is that it can vary between flight pairs. DL3984 alone has no married inventory as the term is only relevant when you consider which flights it is married with. At any rate, these decided to release Y1 now on 3984 for the 3984/3636 married pair with a $1099 price for the full Y fare. Many of the other married pairs are now down to B1 (despite DL3984 having H1 inventory).
Who knows what the algorithms are programmed for in terms of what inventory level to release in the married pairs. It could be the DLH market is considered more captive and DL figures those flyers will be willing to take some less convenient alternative routings, while DL is offering some inventory in more competitive markets where flyers might be more likely to consider DL alternatives.
Last edited by xliioper; Sep 21, 2019 at 6:14 am