Dynamic airline prices are set using flight forecasting data and historical data that allows airlines to charge more for seats in high-demand seasons and less for less popular seats, which maximizes revenue.
At $32,600 per ticket, you'd expect a little extra legroom. But that's the going rate for a one-way Economy ticket from London to Sydney, according to research done by Australian Aviation, which might be the most expensive Economy class tickets in history. Flights to Australia aren't cheap on a good day.
Pent-up demand and inflated fuel prices are partly to blame for the sudden spike in costs. But the algorithms airlines use to determine ticket prices have also played a role.
Low-Cost carriers have tremendous success in Aviation. By running a single type of planes, online direct distribution system and often landing at secondary, less crowded airports, LCCs kept the operating cost to the minimum. Their achievement is up to the level that legacy carries considering them as a threat.