Fare Change
Sep 15, 2007 | 6:45 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 3
Fare Change
I got a quick question, I searched the threads but came up with nothing.
Is there any set days that Continental changes there fares? (ie, Wensday 12am? etc....)
Or is it whenever seats get low.
Thanks
Chris
Is there any set days that Continental changes there fares? (ie, Wensday 12am? etc....)
Or is it whenever seats get low.
Thanks
Chris
Sep 15, 2007 | 11:11 am
#2
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 7,541
It depends all on Inventory Management or Yield Management, they usually sell seats based on historic data from last year.
I would say they might reduce the fare if there's a lot of capacity available between a market city not based on the flight loads.
I would say they might reduce the fare if there's a lot of capacity available between a market city not based on the flight loads.
Sep 16, 2007 | 2:25 am
#3
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Newport, NJ, USA
Posts: 2,114
If you are searching fares in a WN competing market, my experience in the PHL / IAH market is CO matches almost immediately. I once was surprised at the higher fares on certain CO flights versus different times on the same day despite empty planes. I then went to the WN site, and the comparable times were priced higher on WN as well, presumably since they had sold out of the cheaper fares. My conclusion was CO has some very sophisticated pricing models in place.