Need Help! Delta: DTW-PVR for October
Aug 5, 2016, 7:10 am
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Need Help! Delta: DTW-PVR for October
I'm seeing nothing but higher-than-competition fares for DTW-PVR on Delta...(even alternative airports like LAN or FNT) +$1,200 per person...
I need to use them as I'm a mileage whore and I also get the perks (don't hate!).
Here's my question...
I checked their online seat maps and most of the flights show over 90% available seats. Does this mean that these are unpurchased seats?
IF that's the case, I might assume that fares will start working their way down.
Any thoughts/tips?
dates in question are Oct 16-23
I need to use them as I'm a mileage whore and I also get the perks (don't hate!).
Here's my question...
I checked their online seat maps and most of the flights show over 90% available seats. Does this mean that these are unpurchased seats?
IF that's the case, I might assume that fares will start working their way down.
Any thoughts/tips?
dates in question are Oct 16-23
Last edited by Renaissanceman; Aug 5, 2016 at 7:57 am
Aug 5, 2016, 8:02 am
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No, the seat map does not reflect the loads/number of tickets sold for that flight. Most pax decline to pay for ASR and are happy to get their seats at check-in. You can easily find flights with a lot of unassigned seats but in reality the flights are sold out. Forget about predicting the loads on a flight based on the seat map.
In general, fares tend to go up rather than down closer to departure.
In general, fares tend to go up rather than down closer to departure.