This is somethingw e have touched on before here: http://www.travelblog.co.za/travel/my-agent-says-the-flight-is-full/ However as w are in peak season we encountered many questions as to why the fare levels are different. Airlines have a system in place that is called yield management. This is for the airlines to maximize their earning potential on flights. So in a [...]
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My agent says the flight is full!
July 28th, 2008
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Here is something that comes up a lot: My agent says the flight is full! However when I go to the airlines website there is availability? Well the airlines have something in place called Flight Optimisation. This means they need to get the flights filled with the best paying tickets. So they release a certain [...]
