Booking a Flight at the Last Minute Is Often Much

question 39

Multiple Choice

Booking a flight at the last minute is often much more expensive than booking months in advance.Why is this the case?

• A)Airlines hope to discourage customers from flying last minute to keep their labour costs down.
• B)The cost of adding a passenger at the last minute is significantly highly than adding one to a flight months ahead of time.
• C)People wanting to book flights at the last minute generally have few alternatives and are therefore willing to pay a lot more than those booking months ahead.
• D)Increasingly, business travel is being replaced with tele-presence (Skye, Facetime, etc.), thereby reducing demand for business travel. To make up for this fall in demand, airlines charge higher rates.

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