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Old Jan 2, 2011, 7:34 pm
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jib71
 
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Originally Posted by SWCPHX
It is the airline's own routing/scheduling that allows hidden city ticketing. If they want to maintain their high dollar monopoly from A-B, they should not offer flights from A-C with a stopover in B. Fly directly A-C only.
In fact, the airline need only do this on days when nobody on board has purchased a ticket to city B. "Hey folks, since nobody is going to B today and nobody is boarding this flight there, we've decided to head right over to C. You'll be there ahead of schedule. Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ride."

If the airline had a sense of humor that would be the best approach, methinks.
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