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Dynamic Award Pricing has arrived via tweak to Economy Web Specials
Looks like the first foray into dynamic award pricing is here. Check Economy Web Specials - they're not just cheaper saver awards anymore, they appear fully dynamic in their pricing.
http://i66.tinypic.com/2500901.jpg Interesting that it appears alongside saver awards for the time being. And it's also for economy only. So I'm sure there is more to come. In the immediate term, this has introduced some very interesting award opportunities around expensive holidays like Thanksgiving that you may want to book while they are still figuring out how to properly fleece us with dynamic awards. |
Relevant article: https://viewfromthewing.boardingarea...egular-awards/
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These "web special" awards have been pricing this way for months. I first posted observations of this back on Jan 2...
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30600724-post6.html |
I started trying to figure out what value for miles AA intends to give with dynAAmic pricing. It was far from a definitive conclusion after testing multiple routes and dates. What have you been seeing? Would love additional data points.... https://milestalk.com/american-airli...alue-per-mile/ |
Yup, I noticed this a couple of days ago when I was looking at fares for MCO-DCA. Some days were very cheap (of course, certain flights on certain days) while others were sky-high.
I wonder at least if they will be at least somewhat reasonable in allowing more seats to be booked with awards in advance. I was looking at SAN-DCA flights for July (90+ days out) and AA basically had no availability at less than 25,000 one way (unless you wanted Alaska). By contrast, United had ample availability on the specific days that I wanted. |
Originally Posted by JJeffrey
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These "web special" awards have been pricing this way for months. I first posted observations of this back on Jan 2...
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30600724-post6.html Looking at your post there, I also see the same thing about Y booking class, but they do still seem capacity-controlled... not every AAnytime flight is available under Economy Web Specials. |
Originally Posted by javabytes
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Interesting. I didn't notice this then... guess they have rolled it out to a lot more routes now.
Looking at your post there, I also see the same thing about Y booking class, but they do still seem capacity-controlled... not every AAnytime flight is available under Economy Web Specials. |
So definite award pricing changes going on.
I've booked some RDU-YYC award flights for June. When I booked them, 30k/one-way was the 'anytime' fare, with no saver available. Now, same flights, anytime is pricing at 50k/one-way, and over a 7-day period, the economy web special ranges from 29k-49.5k, with no 2 days having the same pricing. |
Searching for DFW- MIA or FLL availability on June 5. There are nine different non-stop flights available for 12.5k miles. There is one web special available for 9.5K miles that connects with a 5.5 hour layover. Or multiple web special connections available for between 39k to 45K miles. I think they have a few kinks to work out. |
Dynamic AAdvantage Award / Drastically High Pricing (master thread)
per gary leff: The@AmericanAir SVP Revenue Management Don Casey just said dynamic pricing of awards is coming while speaking at the Bernstein 35th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference.
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Don't know that was a secret. Dynamic pricing on domestic awards may not be the worst thing in the world. If they leave the partner awards alone, it might work out ok. Of course, I tend to be an optimist .....
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If that happens to partner awards I am going to delta. Might as well fly an airline with a decent operation if the miles are going to be “worthless”
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Meh I have mixed feelings. I'd much rather have Europe-US J availability 70k than no availability at 57.5k. Pick your poison I guess.
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Am hoping all these AA customers follow through & leave for Delta/UA, freeing up seats for the rest of us, driving down demand & allegedly dynamic prices
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