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Maximizing revenue in the airline industry under one-way pricing

Maximizing revenue in the airline industry under one-way pricing
Maximizing revenue in the airline industry under one-way pricing
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.
air transport, revenue management, simulation, yield management
0160-5682
535-541
Anjos, M.F.
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Cheng, R.C.H.
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Currie, C.S.M.
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Anjos, M.F.
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Cheng, R.C.H.
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Anjos, M.F., Cheng, R.C.H. and Currie, C.S.M. (2004) Maximizing revenue in the airline industry under one-way pricing. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55 (5), 535-541. (doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601721).

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Abstract

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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Published date: 2004
Keywords: air transport, revenue management, simulation, yield management
Organisations: Operational Research

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Local EPrints ID: 29633
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/29633
ISSN: 0160-5682
PURE UUID: b95c5b96-5120-46a6-bf58-8d49bbf089e7
ORCID for C.S.M. Currie: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7016-3652

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Date deposited: 11 May 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:30

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Author: M.F. Anjos
Author: R.C.H. Cheng
Author: C.S.M. Currie ORCID iD

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