Originally Posted by
Mr. BoH
Clearly in these situations their pricing mechanism "broke" and can't keep up.
Yup. Same as when they're selling nonrefundable F on the premium t-cons for hundreds less than nonrefundable J. UA has figured out how not do this by using differential fares. AA's fare structure and RM software is just not very sophisticated.
Originally Posted by
cmd320
I don't think anyone is shocked that the seats are being sold, only that they're trying to sell exit middles for $100 or standard windows for $70 on a < 2 hour flight.
Right. It's evidence of a broken pricing model, which is exactly what I understand OP's point to be.