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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 8:16 am
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Originally Posted by cathaylonghaulff
it wont cost the airline a penny as they simply slap back on your fares hence what goers a round comes around
In the typical arrangement, the airline replaces a $200 fare customer with a $1,000 customer, then pays the $200 customer $300 whether he likes it or not as compensation. The airline make $500, which is used to lower fare for everyone, not raise them.
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