Category is: categories!
The early bird gets the worm, and the early shopper often gets the lowest fares… all thanks to this restriction.
This JV partner operates flights to two separate airports within the city of its headquarters.
ANA, NRT, HND
Forecast that applies all analyst adjustments (path growth, posting, elasticity, flight level)
RAF
All non-stop markets are automatically categorized as this OD size
CDF
This data source has forward looking internal ticketing data and is good for analyzing ticketing trends
TCN
Applying this restriction is the least you can do to segment business and leisure passengers.
what is CAT 6, Minimum Stay
This name for UA’s trans-Atlantic joint venture really makes the grade.
A++
This 3 letter term represents the first unmodified version of the forecast, prior to seasonalization
RUF
This concept refers to forgoing revenue because we already sold the seats that another customer demands
Displacement
This data source has UA & OA path level settled ticket data including carrier contributed data, which makes it good for analyzing market share
DDS
This restriction will make you pay more for a flight in July than a flight in February, even if both flights are wide open.
CAT 3, Seasonality
This JV partner has been flying internationally since the 1950’s, but was barred from serving a major city in its own country until 1990.
Lufthansa (Berlin—couldn’t fly there until reunification)
Forecast that has been normalized to account for seasonal trends
RSF
Gemini uses this fare to partition standardized demand across fare classes
Standard Fare
This data source has flown internal ticketing data, good for analyzing flown metrics
DM
Do you think the Sunday after Thanksgiving can break our all-time RASM record? You may consider helping RM out by bringing this rule category into play.
CAT 12, Surcharges
In the early 2000’s, Celine Dion became the public face of this "dual" JV partner
AC
Forecast that has been normalized to account for frequency trends
RFF
Common minimum stay requirements, that don't specify lengths of time
SA/SU
This data source UA and OA capacity and schedule data
OAG
In 2021, Scott publicly vowed that domestic change fees were gone forever. This is the rule category that ensures we make good on our promise.
CAT 16, Penalties
With this JV partner, we can connect to a robust Africa network (and enjoy quality waffles and fries during the layover.)
SN Brussels
The demand field that reflects demand adjusted for bias when the Autocorrect function is turned on
RCF
The class partitioning process uses this curve to partition demand over relevant classes
Elasticity
This group of tables contains UA and OA fares, and is also the name of our most commonly used pricing application source
AirPrice