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Originally Posted by pip08456
Actually it's not. If a person has booked a seat and paid for it, if they don't arrive at the required time before flight then they lose it. The airline can then sell it on to anyone waiting for a cancellation.
Unfortunately in this case the flight has simply been overbooked, something United do all too frequently.
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Yeah, derp moment when I'm not factoring in the money they then keep for those that didn't show. Not sure why I didn't consider that, which of course makes perfect sense from a business point of view and shows that Overbooking isn't just a game of chance.
Unfortunately for UA, a google of their overbooking practices only leads to 8 pages of searches for this news story. They have to settle Asap.
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