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Re:United Airlines piloting technology to manage the problem... by rbcgerard on Thursday July 13, 2017 @11:43AM (#14762230)
to be fair those change fees only apply to the discount economy fares - you can pay more to have schedule flexibility with a flexible/refundable fair
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Re:United Airlines piloting technology to manage the problem... by jasonlaramburu on Thursday July 13, 2017 @12:42PM (#14762789)
I've never heard a rational justification for overbooking except that it allows airlines to sell more tickets than they have seats. On most airlines non-refundable fares have a change fee which cover the fuel costs in the event of a no-show. Southwest is the only one that does it right- their refundable fares have enough margin built in to cover no-show costs without change fees.
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