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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:58 pm
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Originally Posted by Andy1369
Any ideas why airlines changed from holding tickets to 24 hour cancellation policies?
My guess would be fewer people will cancel a ticket and go through the refund process than would drop a hold. So I would think most airlines would favor the 24-hour cancellation policy rather than allowing seats to be held without any payment.

Kudos to AA for allowing the holds, IMO.
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