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Re:United removes first-class passenger to make room for 'hi... by magic_beans on Thursday April 13, 2017 @12:10PM (#14108248)
Why can't they just make the tickets non-refundable? They still get paid!
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Re:United removes first-class passenger to make room for 'hi... by gok on Thursday April 13, 2017 @12:28PM (#14108456)
They already do make them non-refundable, and they overbook. They want to get paid for (say) 105 seats on a plane with 100 seats.
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Re:United removes first-class passenger to make room for 'hi... by magic_beans on Thursday April 13, 2017 @12:46PM (#14108648)
Ahh. Well that's just greedy.
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Re:United removes first-class passenger to make room for 'hi... by nojvek on Thursday April 13, 2017 @11:36PM (#14112568)
Welcome to the business of Airlines.
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