KLM limiting inventory ?
Jan 11, 2023 | 3:26 am
#1
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KLM limiting inventory ?
Was looking to book a positioning flight to AMS at the beginning of April, and the usual first morning "feeder" flight from the outstation FRA to AMS isn't showing up in the search results, although it still shows up in the schedule for that day and is bookable if I select a destination other than AMS (using AMS as transfer point).
Does KLM deliberately block sales of point-to-point flights to prioritise inventory for transit passengers ? Or is this their way of limiting aeroport capacity ?
Does KLM deliberately block sales of point-to-point flights to prioritise inventory for transit passengers ? Or is this their way of limiting aeroport capacity ?
Jan 12, 2023 | 5:27 am
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I've noticed the same on ZRH-AMS (but not in the other direction). I think this is due to the Schiphol capacity restrictions the government imposed recently. They often have J1 rest 0 with 50-70% occupancy in reality. If this carries on it kills flexibility. Swiss is usually wide open in mid to low fares on same dates and times so if short-term flexibility is needed (without full J fare budgets) KLM might no longer be a viable carrier.
Was looking to book a positioning flight to AMS at the beginning of April, and the usual first morning "feeder" flight from the outstation FRA to AMS isn't showing up in the search results, although it still shows up in the schedule for that day and is bookable if I select a destination other than AMS (using AMS as transfer point).
Does KLM deliberately block sales of point-to-point flights to prioritise inventory for transit passengers ? Or is this their way of limiting aeroport capacity ?
Does KLM deliberately block sales of point-to-point flights to prioritise inventory for transit passengers ? Or is this their way of limiting aeroport capacity ?
Jan 12, 2023 | 6:46 am
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You'd think p2p pax are more profitable to KL esp given they don't take space on 2 flights only 1, but if KLM is for some reason more pax capacity limited rather than movements limited, it would make sense to prefer connections.
I don't know that this has been an issue since the early summer meltdown though.
I don't know that this has been an issue since the early summer meltdown though.
