On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:08:53 -0700 (PDT), kyle051777@aol.com wrote:
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>> And if they allowed people to do that, why would anyone buy an
>> unrestricted ticket at the higher price?
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>That is a good point. But I really wonder how many people buy the
>unrestricted tickets anyway.
Those whose plans change a lot..if you need maximum flex, you buy
refundable/changeable tickets...I buy them sometimes when I am not
sure if a particular date and time will be cast in stone.
You wiegh the cost/benefit of the higher prices vs. buying a locked in
ticket. If at the last moment I have a change in plans, the fully
refundable/changeable one paid off big time. Sometimes the el cheapo
is better and you just eat the ticket price as the new one and the old
one are less than the cost of the fully refundable one...this is what
adults do: Make informed, rationald ecisions based on their needs.
Don't think of the deeply discounted tickets as the "normal" price
even though that's what everyone wants. Overall, ticket prices at
most levels are still incredible bargains compared to thirty years
ago.
I recently flew LAX to FRA for almost half what I paid to fly the same
route in 1980! For that price, I don't expect to be able to change
the date or get a refund for free.
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