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Ticket Shock. Business fares increase even as leisure travel keeps getting cheaper. Technology, obscure science make it easy for airlines to manipulate pricing. Fear of undercutting rivals.

Number 20395
Subject Airports
Source Wall Street Journal (New York)
State NY
Year 1997
Publication Date November 3, 1997
Summary This article talks about advances in the airline industry and explains why the industry was becoming increasingly profitable in 1997. It also includes some information about "yield management," the computer system that allows airlines to predict how many last-minute business travelers will show up at the last minute looking for a flight.
Category General
Pages 3
Keywords airlines;flight;planes;airport;airline industry;money;yield management
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