Comments on: Which airlines charge the most in ticket cancellation fees? http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/which-airlines-charge-the-most-in-ticket-cancellation-fees/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chuck Etheridge http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/which-airlines-charge-the-most-in-ticket-cancellation-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-13598 Chuck Etheridge Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:34:08 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=16349#comment-13598 Your chart isn't completely accurate becasue the airlines report the data differently to the DOT. One airline might report cancellation fees only on tickets that were actually outright canceled and were never re-booked. Another might report report the fees on every ticket that was canceled even those that were rebooked at the same time. The DOT hasn't set a standard that the airlines can follow when filing this data. Your chart isn’t completely accurate becasue the airlines report the data differently to the DOT. One airline might report cancellation fees only on tickets that were actually outright canceled and were never re-booked. Another might report report the fees on every ticket that was canceled even those that were rebooked at the same time. The DOT hasn’t set a standard that the airlines can follow when filing this data.

]]> By: Which airlines charge the most in ticket cancellation fees? http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/which-airlines-charge-the-most-in-ticket-cancellation-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-13588 Which airlines charge the most in ticket cancellation fees? Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:50:36 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=16349#comment-13588 [...] missing, of course, is Southwest Airlines. It doesn’t play that game with its customers. click for more var _wh = ((document.location.protocol=='https:') ? "https://sec1.woopra.com" : [...] [...] missing, of course, is Southwest Airlines. It doesn’t play that game with its customers. click for more var _wh = ((document.location.protocol==’https:’) ? “https://sec1.woopra.com” : [...]

]]> By: Wrona http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/which-airlines-charge-the-most-in-ticket-cancellation-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-13585 Wrona Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:22:42 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=16349#comment-13585 Also missing from your chart is American Airlines Also missing from your chart is American Airlines

]]> By: Frank http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/which-airlines-charge-the-most-in-ticket-cancellation-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-13576 Frank Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:49:31 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=16349#comment-13576 Conspicuously missing, of course, is Southwest Airlines. ============================================= Look at their LOAD FACTORS. Always below average for the industry. They can accommodate someone on another flight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is there a correlation between change fees an profitability? The most distressed airlines also charge the most ticket change fees. Could that be a coincidence? ============================================== Please explain that correlation? According to LOAD FACTORS: US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced June, second quarter and year-to-date 2009 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 5.4 billion, down 4.1 percent versus June 2008. Capacity was 6.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 6.1 percent versus June 2008. Passenger load factor for the month of June was a record 86.8 percent, up 1.8 points versus June 2008. CHICAGO, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Airlines today reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for June 2009. The company reported a June consolidated passenger load factor of 85.9 percent. AND THEN YOU HAVE: Jul 07, 2009 (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION via COMTEX) -- LUV | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) reported a load factor of 79.5% for June 2009, an increase of 1.3 percentage points compared to the same period of last year. so, according to load factors, people are choosing the two legacy carriers. Yield is what produces PROFITS, and this goes to show you, ticket prices are NOT covering costs. Even Southwest is losing money! Their business model depended on those fuel hedges for years. ============================================================ Also noteworthy is Delta Air Lines’ low number. Is it waiving the fee for more travelers? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interesting QUESTION, let us all know when you find out. Conspicuously missing, of course, is Southwest Airlines.
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Look at their LOAD FACTORS. Always below average for the industry. They can accommodate someone on another flight.
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Is there a correlation between change fees an profitability? The most distressed airlines also charge the most ticket change fees. Could that be a coincidence?
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Please explain that correlation? According to LOAD FACTORS:
US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced June, second quarter
and year-to-date 2009 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles
(RPMs) for the month were 5.4 billion, down 4.1 percent versus June
2008. Capacity was 6.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 6.1
percent versus June 2008. Passenger load factor for the month of June
was a record 86.8 percent, up 1.8 points versus June 2008.

CHICAGO, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — United Airlines today reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for June 2009. The company reported a June consolidated passenger load factor of 85.9 percent.

AND THEN YOU HAVE:
Jul 07, 2009 (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION via COMTEX) — LUV | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) reported a load factor of 79.5% for June 2009, an increase of 1.3 percentage points compared to the same period of last year.

so, according to load factors, people are choosing the two legacy carriers. Yield is what produces PROFITS, and this goes to show you, ticket prices are NOT covering costs. Even Southwest is losing money! Their business model depended on those fuel hedges for years.

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Also noteworthy is Delta Air Lines’ low number. Is it waiving the fee for more travelers?
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Interesting QUESTION, let us all know when you find out.

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