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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 6:18 am
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RickyT
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SYD and (sometimes) MEL
Programs: QP Silver; CX MPC Green; Virgin AusRed
Posts: 694
As I've posted many times before all they need to do is like SouthWest in the USA (easily most profitable airline in the USA) and offer a free flight for each 10 paid flights.
As bran-e mentioned before, not a bad idea. However, let's look at it this way.....

- Person A travels on mainly 'Happy Hour' or 'Sale Fare' between MEL-SYD-MEL 5 time a year. Total costs: approx $600 ($118X5 based on Happy Hour fares).

- Person B on the other hand, travels for business on the above mentioned route and frequency BUT on he 'Blue Plus' or 'Flexi Saver'. Total costs approx $2300 ($229X2X5 based on 'Blue Plus' fares).

It seems to me that perhaps that Person A would be the greater benefitor of this FF scheme if is based on the 'fly-10-get-1-free' idea. Naturally, I know that companies might pay for business travels (Person B) and the ultimate benefitor would be Person B him/herself anyway, but from this perspective, it would be odd from DJ's view in terms of revenue/profit that they could generate.

Just my 2 cents.

Last edited by RickyT; Apr 4, 2005 at 6:28 am Reason: added explaination on fare calculations
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