Consider you are in the process of planning a hypothetical airline flight from N

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Consider you are in the process of planning a hypothetical airline flight from New York to St. Louis. Visit the websites of three different airlines and compare prices for this trip. Explore travel dates that include a Saturday night layover and those that do not. Explore dates less than seven days away and compare those prices with flights that are more than 21 days out. Explain the similarities and differences you see in the prices for each airline with the different options. Identify what you believe to be the price strategy of each of the airlines.

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The three topmost airlines available are: American airlines; Delta airlines and Alaska airlines.

American airlines have the smartest options available for travel between New York and St louis. It provides you smart value and fastest flights at various time slots. You can choose any flight according to your convenience of time and price. When comparing price for dates less than 7 days to flights more than 21 days away American airlines have varied prices. As the dates are closer price range is higher compared to flights away from 21 days. The prices almost vary 2-3 times, still American airlines provides you with options that are cheapest and fastest. A Saturday night layover flights are also available but at comparatively higher prices but convenient time.

Delta airlines also provides you with the large range of options of fastest flights and low prices to reach St louis from New York. The price range doesn’t differ much when compared to 7 days away versus 21 days away. But when booking before a month or so, price range differs.

Also during the holiday season, the price range is higher as compared to regular days. Similarly, for the weekends.

Alaska airlines cannot be considered as best flight for particular sector as it doesn’t provide you with smart value options instead provide you with night layover option flight at comparatively very higher prices.

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