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Old Mar 29, 2023 | 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by e_chappy
How is the determination made re: releasing of PZ space? I see mentions of releasing at a few days before, but is the a guideline on whether there are releases at a particular number of weeks prior to departure?
UA revenue management uses an algorithm (or algorithms) with manual intervention. From the passenger perspective, it is black box, but many of us have watched the process long enough to identify patterns.
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