This document contains 3 summaries of reports analyzing airline ticket costs and market shares. Summary Report #10 compares costs for flights into a single city from multiple nearby airports, finding that on average passengers paid $320 flying into one airport and $180 into another. Summary Report #7 shows that 87.64% of the top 7 airlines charge fees that make ticketing punitive. Summary Report #6 compares prices paid to specific destinations, identifying much higher costs paid by some passengers compared to contract rates or alternative flight routes between nearby cities/airports.
1. Airline Share Analysis by Market & City Pair
For the period 07/01/01 thru 06/30/02
Summary Report #10
Compares ticket cost
from multiple agencies
when multiple airports
flow into a single city.
Benefit of having this
information:
64 people paid an avg.
of $320 from LGA.
30 people paid an avg.
of $180 from EWR.
Should sister airports be
encouraged?
Data management & reporting by
Campus Travel Management
7 March 2003
2. Airline Market Share Report
For the period 07/01/01 thru 06/30/02
Summary Report #7
Compares airline
market share when
using multiple
agencies.
Benefit of having
this information:
Six of the top seven
airlines (87.64%)
have ticketing fees
and policies that are
punitive.
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Should alternative Campus Travel Management
carriers be 7 March 2003
encouraged?
3. Routing Fare Comparisons
For the period 07/01/01 thru 06/30/02
Summary Report #6
Compares price paid
to a specific
destination, with the
most expensive
shown first.
Benefit of having this
information:
Passengers 1, 2 and 3
paid over $400 on US.
The negotiated DL
contract rate is $270. Data management & reporting by
Campus Travel Management
Should airline contract 7 March 2003
usage be encouraged?
4. Routing Fare Comparisons
Summary Report #6
Compares prices paid For the period 07/01/01 thru 06/30/02
to a specific
destination, with the
most expensive shown
first.
Benefit of having this
information:
11 passengers paid from
$947 to $1,122 to fly
from Cleveland to
Boston.
Cleveland/Providence
on Southwest is $200.
Should sister cities be
encouraged? Data management & reporting by
Campus Travel Management
7 March 2003