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Are you telling me you've surveyed every person on the plane to know for absolute sure nobody paid the same price? Do you think they create a unique fare code f
by listenallyall 7y ago
Are you telling me you've surveyed every person on the plane to know for absolute sure nobody paid the same price? Do you think they create a unique fare code for every passenger? Of course they don't.
I never said airlines are stupid, I stated an opinion they are not "masters of a/b testing". You've not provided any evidence to convince me otherwise.
- WalterBright 7y ago> Are you telling me you've surveyed every person on the plane to know for absolute sure nobody paid the same price? I read it some years ago in an article about airline operations management and how they optimized their fares, which varied constantly through the day and the days of the week. Then there are all the various discounts people can get, frequent flyer prices, rebooking fees, etc. It's all based on heavy use of statistics, which is a more complex version of A/B testing. > I never said airlines are stupid You suggested they often make bad forecasts, implying they didn't know what they were doing. But you may believe whatever you like.