Title. Why would it matter to the airline how long you’re waiting between the two flights on a roundtrip, even when you’re scheduling both flights well in advance?
In: Economics
Airlines know that business travelers stay shorter and spend more.
At the same time, they want to compete with leisure flyers.
That’s why you will see conditions like, “must stay over a Saturday night”, which business people rarely do, and vacationers regularly do.
They also know that most business trips are scheduled fairly close to travel dates, while vacations are often planned a good deal in advance.
So you get minimum stays and advance purchase restrictions on the cheapest fares.
We are kind of conditioned to feel empathy for the airlines, when in truth, “yield management” is trying to screw us out of every dime.
Booking fees, bag fees, seat assignment fees, change/cancel fees, boarding priority fees, carry-on fees, pet fees. If the airlines were ever our friends, they are no longer.
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