Originally Posted by
Catbert10
<snip>But it doesn't make sense when comparing XXX-JFK-LHR vs JFK-LHR. If the JFK-LHR segment is so valuable, why give it up so cheaply if you start at XXX?
Because if they need to fill a plane, sometimes they are going to target different customer segments. They may need to offer a lower price to entice the person flying from Kansas City, MO to pick them over a competitor, but they know (or at least they believe) that the Goldman Sachs banker in Manhattan will pay the higher, non-stop fare.
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