It kinda depends what is understood by "dynamic pricing" - currently it is almost assumed to be real-time adjustable and also continuous - all the fancy stuff of the day (and yes, ideally with AI in the background :)) But actually, anything else than flat price can be seen as dynamic price - and certain changes (dynamics) can happen based on time to departure/occupancy of the aircraft (load factor), day of week, season etc etc...
To confirm what George posted - Deregulation and new entrant price competition lowered fares - that is actually a start of dynamic pricing (eg offering tickets at multiple price points, with their availability/price levels depending on departure dates/DOW/competitor landscape etc...) On the JumboJet - yes - with more capacity offered, there was a need to introduce discounted fare products, as filling the whole plane with only full-fares was (is) not possible under normal market conditions (and demand). So all in all, everyone is right :) My 2 cents, Rudo Zivcic On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM George Hamlin via Mifnet < [email protected]> wrote: > Deregulation and new entrant price competition lowered fares decades > before dynamic pricing came into play. > > On Jun 9, 2026 7:14 AM, Kathryn Creedy via Mifnet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm reading a WaPo article on dynamic pricing at the grocery store and > stumbled over this: > John Zhang, a professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania’s > Wharton School, said dynamic pricing helped democratize air travel by > making it more affordable, > > Gee I thought it was the jumbo jet. What's your take? > > Cheers -- Kathryn > -- > > > > Kathryn Creedy > PHONE # 321 405 4395 > US-Eastern Time Zone > *Visit me on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbcreedy/> * > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Revised: 20250507 > > You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. > > The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't > exactly cost-free. If you'd care to make a small contribution to the > effort, please know that it would be greatly appreciated: > https://wardell.us/url/mifbit > > All posts sent to the list should abide by these policies: > > 1) List members acknowledge that participation in Mifnet is a > privilege--not a right. > 2) Posts are always off the record, absent specific permission from the > author. > 3) The tone of discussions is collegial. > 4) Posts are expected to be in reasonably good taste. > 5) We discuss ideas and not personalities, and we don't speak ill of other > Mifnet members. > > * The Mifnet WEB SITE is: > https://www.mifnet.com/ > > * To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at any time please visit: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > OR: SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: > [email protected]?subject=leave > > * Send Mifnet mailing list POSTS/SUBMISSIONS to: > [email protected] > > * You may reach the person managing The Mifnet at: > [email protected] > > * Please consider the DIGEST version of The Mifnet, which consolidates all > list traffic into 1-3 > messages daily. See instructions at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > > * Manage your personal Mifnet SUBSCRIPTION at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/ > > * For a list of all available Mifnet commands, SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: > [email protected]?subject=help > > * View The Mifnet LIST POLICIES and PRIVACY POLICY at: > https://mifnet.com/index.php/policies > > * View instructions for Mifnet DELIVERY PROBLEMS at: > https://mifnet.com/index.php/delivery-problems > > * View The Mifnet LIST ARCHIVE at: > https://lists.mifnet.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ >
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