American Airlines Number 3 Airline by Traffic Research Paper

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American Airlines is "the nation's No. 3 airline by traffic" (Spector, M. & Carey, S. April 4, 2012) and reaches "250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights" (American Airlines.com. 2012). In this analysis the booking prices for a roundtrip flight between New York: John F. Kennedy Airport and Los Angeles: International Airport will be researched.

The parameters of this exercise are designed to ensure the most consistent results. As such, "departure fares per person are in U.S. Dollars (USD), based on Round-Trip purchase" (American Airlines.com. 2012) with a non-stop flight. Data is based on a fixed seven day trip, because changing the length of the trip impacts the rate; and the departure time each day is variable because flight times are not always available each day. American Airlines offers a First Class / Business option and an Economy option; in addition there are six additional choices: economy supervisor, economy saver, economy flexible, instant upgrade, first special, and first flexible.

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As flights are not always available with all these options; the choice of fare was always the lowest available regardless of Economy or First Class / Business. The data on the trip was gathered on April 4, 2012.

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Days 0-6, which assumed a departure on day zero of April 4, 2012 and return on April 11, 2012, saw a high First Class fare of $2,545 and remaining fares of $2,015; Economy high fare of $2,545 with low fare of $428. Days 7-13 saw a high First Class fare of $1,805; and Economy high fare of $391 and low fare of $190. Days 14-20 saw a constant First Class fare of $1,710; and Economy high fare of $290 and low fare of $145. Days 21….....

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