WGA "sold out" months in advance?
Aug 8, 2012, 6:29 am
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Aug 8, 2012, 9:16 am
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WN used to have a plethora of different fare types including 21-day advance and 7-day advance, These columns would disappear at the appropriate time. The WGA consolidated all of those columns into one and the Fully Refundable was split into Business Select and Anytime. Thus, three types of fares.
There is no longer an official 7-day advance purchase, but on nearly sold out flights, the WGA will no longer be offered under 7 days. They may reinstate the WGA in the last couple of days if there are still open seats. It is all the result of yield management.
There is no longer an official 7-day advance purchase, but on nearly sold out flights, the WGA will no longer be offered under 7 days. They may reinstate the WGA in the last couple of days if there are still open seats. It is all the result of yield management.
Aug 8, 2012, 12:47 pm
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It also depends on competitors' fares. If a competitor has a low 1-day advance or even walk-up fare, Southwest will NOT change the Anytime price to compete. The competitive match is always a WGA fare.