Upgrade inventory - opening up differently depending on sector?
Jan 22, 2011 | 5:22 am
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Upgrade inventory - opening up differently depending on sector?
Just wondering whether anyone has experience something similar?
Two NRT - FRA trips via DXB within a couple of weeks. Both times, DXB-FRA sector is available for upgrade (Y to J) right away, while NRT-DXB only opens up a couple of days before, even though there was huge availability on Narita sector to begin with. As a matter of fact, one of the flights was on New Year's Eve and maybe 4-5 passengers in J in total.
Two NRT - FRA trips via DXB within a couple of weeks. Both times, DXB-FRA sector is available for upgrade (Y to J) right away, while NRT-DXB only opens up a couple of days before, even though there was huge availability on Narita sector to begin with. As a matter of fact, one of the flights was on New Year's Eve and maybe 4-5 passengers in J in total.
Jan 22, 2011 | 2:35 pm
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I would think it's a safe bet that inventory is controlled centrally out of DXB.
And it might be more to do with yield management than anything. For example, there are 2 flights a day to FRA (morning and afternoon) yet only 5 flights a week to NRT, which means J class capacity is obviously a lot less.
And it might be more to do with yield management than anything. For example, there are 2 flights a day to FRA (morning and afternoon) yet only 5 flights a week to NRT, which means J class capacity is obviously a lot less.