Originally Posted by
amejr999
Not sure if they do this or not, but I suspect some do. If they can sell a last-minute ticket for $1000, I bet the airline would, if they think they can VDB someone for only $400 (for example) compensation.
Not really. If a computer is showing 0 (zero) seats available, an agent cannot sell a seat. The computer will not allow it.
There may be carriers which guarantee a seat to passengers of certain status. In this case, a supervisor with a 'higher' computer sign would have to sell the seat. This is not done too often and the reason for doing it has far more to do with status than money.