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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Sat May 25 23:18:58 2013, in response to Re: Greyhound to use airline pricing model to boost profit, posted by metrolinecoach111 on Fri May 24 00:17:54 2013. Totally agreed, it's screwed them in the long run b/c you end up exhausting your driver roster unnecessarily and then you end up with no drivers, which is why a midnight to Montreal won't go out until 4am. I did notice, however, that they are simply implementing a system to indicate peak demands and charge accordingly. It said nothing about using that system to also control capacity. THAT is the big difference between the model Megabus/Boltbus uses and what it sounds like GLI is implementing. The other guys use a model that allows customers to pretty much decide when and where the demand is, but it also keeps them from overselling. Greyhound sounds like they're just using a model that's going to jack up the price during peak travel times w/o keeping track of how many seats they sell. If that is in fact the case, then the plan is SERIOUSLY flawed because that is a step they desperately need. |
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