On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:37:29 -0500, Hilary
wrote:

So why have a range at all, if these flights sell out immediately? it
seems rather strange, anything that sells out immediately normally
suggests you can charge a higher price, especially if it's selling out
immediately 11 months ahead!

The cheaper end of the range sell out very quickly for the most popular
dates.

So why do they offer tickets that sell out very quickly? it doesn't
make sense to offer such fares.

The point of the range is that some people won't travel at all
rather than pay fares higher than a certain amount - these people book
early to get the better fares.

You don't need to cater for such people if your plane is going to be
full anyway.

Some people don't/can't book early for
whatever reason, and they end up paying the higher fares. This way the
airlines cover all their bases.

But you keep saying that the plane will fill up anyway at these peak
times, if that's the case there's no point offering the discounts
early, they might aswell wait until a few months later if the seats
really aren't selling.

Jim.