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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 6:51 pm
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If such seats could be sold, full fare business passengers would simply buy the last minute fare, ride on that ticket, and then ask for a refund from their fully refundable fare.

The proposal does not work so long as there are fully refundable passengers out there who could arbitrage and change to the last minute cheap seat at the last minute, at no loss on their refundable fare.
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