articles fm Business Traveler & Blick: Does Swiss catering still feature 'Swissness'?
Jun 6, 2019, 2:44 am
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Jun 6, 2019, 4:37 am
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Jun 6, 2019, 5:07 am
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Jun 11, 2019, 10:15 am
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Economy has gotten a lot cheaper, but Business imo has gotten more expensive. Just compared to a few months ago the D fares to Casablanca have been upped by 100$. And there always was only one fare booking into D available to Casablanca up to 7? days before departure. And that exact one has been changed.
Jun 11, 2019, 11:00 am
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Jun 11, 2019, 2:48 pm
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This segment is catered to by the very affordable, early-booking, restricted Business Class fares that are now regularly offered in many markets. Lufthansa Group passengers know them as "P" fares.
More sophisticated revenue management and distribution capabilities, along with "fare fencing" technologies, have allowed airlines to create early-on base load in their premium cabins without canibalizing the short-term, very high yield true business traveller revenues. And on the other end of the time scale, bid upgrades and LMU offers at check-in target the same audience.
While this development has led to an average yield erosion in the Business Class cabin, it has led to an increase in both load factors the total yields since the people now buying discounted Business Class fares would have in the old days bought Economy, and maybe used miles to upgrade or received Op-Ups.