Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I would venture to guess that as well, but the point still stands. Even if you get the jet for a steal, you need to not dilute the market with more seats and thus reducing your overall RASM.
So cap the seats and only sell the excess in the higher buckets during ultra peak times. Bonus: happy revenue generators when they non rev and a smoother operation for the many thousands of employees that don't "commute by choice".
But seriously, just cap the lower buckets if the flight is a money maker and don't trash yields just to fill up the plane for the same total revenue as a half full plane.