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Maximizing revenue in the airline industry under one-way pricing

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  • M F Anjos

    (University of Southampton)

  • R C H Cheng

    (University of Southampton)

  • C S M Currie

    (University of Southampton)

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The paper describes a methodology that has been implemented in a major British airline to find the optimal price to charge for airline tickets under one-way pricing. An analytical model has been developed to describe the buying behaviour of customers for flights over the selling period. Using this model and a standard analytical method for constrained optimization, we can find an expression for the optimal price structure for a flight. The expected number of bookings made on each day of the selling period and in each fare class given these prices can then be easily calculated. A simulation model is used to find the confidence ranges on the numbers of bookings and these ranges can be used to regulate the sale of tickets. A procedure to update the price structure based on the remaining capacity has also been developed.

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  • M F Anjos & R C H Cheng & C S M Currie, 2004. "Maximizing revenue in the airline industry under one-way pricing," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 55(5), pages 535-541, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:55:y:2004:i:5:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2601721
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601721
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