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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by Dr. HFH
The operating carrier pays the selling carrier a fee for providing/referring the passenger.
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The operating carrier gets all the revenue except what it pays the selling carrier.
I think the selling carrier buys the seat from the operating carrier, and re-sells it to pax for whatever it wants to charge.
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