Comment on Ask HN: Can someone please start groupon for airlines?parentComments−wmboy15yOr you could be getting consumers who are already buying tickets to buy more tickets. For instance, I average one international flight a year. If I could get flights for cheaper that number would most probably increase...−RealGeek15yAirlines try to cater that with frequent flyer programs.−petervandijck15yThey don't. Frequent flyer programs aren't made to make you fly more, they're made to make you book with the same airline. There's a difference.
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Or you could be getting consumers who are already buying tickets to buy more tickets. For instance, I average one international flight a year. If I could get flights for cheaper that number would most probably increase...
Airlines try to cater that with frequent flyer programs.
They don't. Frequent flyer programs aren't made to make you fly more, they're made to make you book with the same airline. There's a difference.