Originally Posted by
Stripe
Just waiting to see which airline is the first to bring back change fees. Probably not AA but they will follow within seconds. AA has to be losing tons of revenue on that, and it presumably complicates revenue management. I take advantage all the time.
I'd be curious to see the data on this. I'd guess that most people don't think about changing a flight until close in, by which time fares typically have gone up. I'm sure the $200 change fee had a big chilling effect on last minute flight changes, causing airlines to forgo revenue from leisure travelers who might be willing to pay an extra $75 to change a flight but not an extra $275. With business travel still probably a couple years away from returning to pre-pandemic levels, I'd be surprised to see change fees come back any time soon.