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Can someone tell me how airlines set their prices?
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:09 pm
Some people and I are looking at preliminary plans of taking a trip this year. So I go to some flight websites and a nonstop flight from Atlanta is currently like $450. No thanks. However, a buddy who would be coming from Charlotte said that his flight (on the same dates, to the same place) had a layover in Atlanta and it was only $200!
Wtf? What is the rationale behind this? His trip will involve multiple flights, more gas, more time, and will layover in our city yet his is half the price as ours. I don't get it.
Wtf? What is the rationale behind this? His trip will involve multiple flights, more gas, more time, and will layover in our city yet his is half the price as ours. I don't get it.
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:10 pm to WG_Dawg
Supply and demand.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:11 pm to WG_Dawg
Factors: Gas prices, demand/ time of year
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:11 pm to WG_Dawg
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a nonstop flight from Atlanta is currently like $450.
maybe this is the reason?
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:11 pm to WG_Dawg
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:11 pm to LNCHBOX
I booked a vacation package last week for the family in June and I checked the same itinerary today and its $500 more than I paid last week...that is a good feeling.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:12 pm to WG_Dawg
It's based on race, sex, and religion.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:12 pm to WG_Dawg
price a flight from Atlanta to Charlotte back to Atlanta then to your final destination if you really want to save money
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:12 pm to DCtiger1
quote:This. Or fly Southwest if you can.
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Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:12 pm to Topwater Trout
Yield management
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:13 pm to WG_Dawg
If you're in a hub, you're likely going to pay more unless there are multiple airlines competing against one another. Supply and demand, you're hub captive and they know it. That's why new orleans usually has decent priced flights compared to ATL EWR or SFO let's use as examples. Where are you going/when and I might be able to help you find a cheaper flight
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:16 pm to CuseTiger
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Where are you going/when and I might be able to help you find a cheaper flight
It's not like some big grand trip and we JUST started talkign about it, but going to memphis in late september for the uga/ole miss game.
I'm going regardless, but I was planning on just driving to oxford with 2 other buddies. Then some other folks started talking today about flying to memphis so I started looking into it and then saw the weird prices.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:27 pm to WG_Dawg
Yeah delta's got you hub captured on ATL-MEM, southwest doesn't fly it. It's $365 on delta. If you did columbia to memphis it's $175 with a connection in atlanta 
What you could do is buy a one-way ATL-MEM fare, then on the way back buy MEM-CAE (it's $86) and with the connection in ATL just get off the plane and go home. You can't do that with the ticket there because if you miss the first flight CAE-ATL-MEM they will cancel the rest of your flights
What you could do is buy a one-way ATL-MEM fare, then on the way back buy MEM-CAE (it's $86) and with the connection in ATL just get off the plane and go home. You can't do that with the ticket there because if you miss the first flight CAE-ATL-MEM they will cancel the rest of your flights
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:36 pm to CuseTiger
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It's $365 on delta. If you did columbia to memphis it's $175 with a connection in atlanta
so obviously other people have thought about this before...but is there somethign that prevents me from just buying this ticket? So...buying a flight out of columbia (and obviously not being on it), then just getting on the connecting flight in ATL? When "the system" realizes I wasn't on the first flight am I bumped from the rest?
quote:
buy a one-way ATL-MEM fare, then on the way back buy MEM-CAE (it's $86) and with the connection in ATL just get off the plane and go home
you just blew my mind.
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You can't do that with the ticket there because if you miss the first flight CAE-ATL-MEM they will cancel the rest of your flights
disregard my question above
ETA: Got damn I just checked a 1 way flight from atl to mem and just the 1 way is over $350!
This post was edited on 1/14/16 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:45 pm to WG_Dawg
Amazing isn't it? Not sure how the airlines get away with this type of pricing. You could buy a one-way atl-mem on american (through charlotte) for $185 the thursday or friday before the game.
The $86 MEM-ATL-CAE for the sunday after the game really isn't bad, I'd probably book it. While you're not supposed to do this with flying (called hidden city ticketing), if you're worried about it just don't put in your delta frequent flyer number. As long as you don't make a habit out of it you should be okay.
The $86 MEM-ATL-CAE for the sunday after the game really isn't bad, I'd probably book it. While you're not supposed to do this with flying (called hidden city ticketing), if you're worried about it just don't put in your delta frequent flyer number. As long as you don't make a habit out of it you should be okay.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:47 pm to WG_Dawg
Dynamic pricing. CAE to MEM requires a stop somewhere, so there are multiple airlines competing for share.
No competition on ATL-MEM
No competition on ATL-MEM
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:47 pm to CuseTiger
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You could buy a one-way atl-mem on american (through charlotte) for $185 the thursday or friday before the game.
yep, been playing around with this and saw that one. Might keep an eye on that.
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The $86 MEM-ATL-CAE for the sunday after the game really isn't bad,
not at all, only issue is the time as I'd be getting back to my bed after midnight and I'd prefer not to take Monday off.
Is there a site or way to find flights sorted by layover? Like, could I find a trip from Atlanta to [anywhere] that lays over in memphis and do the same thing of just not taking the 2nd leg?
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:48 pm to CuseTiger
They won't care if you hidden city a route once or twice, but if you make a habit of it...and on a regular basis, you'll be flagged. No matter if you have your FF# in there or not.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:51 pm to WG_Dawg
I just helped a friend with a flight from LAX to New Orleans.
I found him a one way $122 fare and booked the flight from LAX to Houston Hobby. This flight stopped in New Orleans before backtracking to Houston.
The same flight with just the LAX to MSY portion was close to $200.
Go figure that one out.
I found him a one way $122 fare and booked the flight from LAX to Houston Hobby. This flight stopped in New Orleans before backtracking to Houston.
The same flight with just the LAX to MSY portion was close to $200.
Go figure that one out.
Posted on 1/14/16 at 3:53 pm to WG_Dawg
They charge as much as they can get away with for the convenience of a non stop, just like a convenience store charges you more a milk.
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