Canadians vented their frustration against airlines on social media last week after prices of commercial flights out of Yellowknife soared up to 10-fold above normal just as residents were ordered to evacua
Carriers including Air Canada have pledged to cap prices on Yellowknife flights as most of its roughly 20,000 residents evacuated due to a large approaching blaze. But that can take time, analysts say, since airlines must manually override automated systems that raise fares in the case of higher demand.DISASTERS VERSUS HIGH DEMAND
"In a place like Yellowknife, there are flights and if all the flights are full you can just imagine how expensive it's going to be because nobody has an open seat."CAN CARRIERS CAP AGGREGATED FARES? Yellowknife residents leave the city on Highway 3, the only highway in or out of the community, after an evacuation order was given due to the proximity of a wildfire in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, on Aug 16, 2023.
Air Canada had a Tuesday flight from Yellowknife to Calgary for as low as C$303 on Saturday. Rival WestJet Airlines had a direct flight of C$122.98 for the route on Monday.
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