DEMAND FORECASTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING UNOBSCURING AND UNCONSTRAINING

摘要

A computer based system for unobscuring and/or unconstraining demand is disclosed. Via use of the system, actual airline seat bookings may be restated in an unobscured and/or unconstrained form, facilitating improved demand forecasts for subsequent seat bookings. In this manner, seat protects may be better allocated to align with actual demand, thus increasing revenue.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
accessing, by a processor for unobscuring demand, a bookings table representing seat bookings for a flight, wherein the seat bookings occurred during a first time period; and wherein the seat bookings are grouped into a plurality of fare classes; determining, by the processor, which fare classes in the plurality of fare classes have demand that is obscured; calculating, by the processor, the unobscured demand for at least one fare class in the plurality of fare classes; converting, by the processor, the unobscured demand for the at least one fare class into integer values representing seat bookings in the respective fare classes; and updating, by the processor, the bookings table with the integer values to form an unobscured bookings table.