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Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by knz on Thursday April 27, 2017 @06:37PM (#14215399)
> I prefer no refunds for no-show policy myself, that is how it works when I buy a ticket to see a play.

What about if you are flying long haul and linking up to a domestic flight on another airline? "Oh, we can't help you because your previous flight was delayed due to weather/mechanical/congestion.you should have flown on one carrier even if the price was 2x"?

Airport congestion is a big issue in the US, as is weather related delays.

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Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by ghaff on Thursday April 27, 2017 @07:17PM (#14215653)
There are absolutely circumstances where flights on different carriers end up on different itineraries. Sure, TS is one possible solution in the event of delays but so are processes that make dealing with delays out of the ongoing carrier's control more passenger friendly.
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