Originally Posted by
Allvest
Hotels have promotional weekend rates requiring friday or saturday stay overs. So if i book and pay for two nights but only stay one and leave the bed empty the second, it's none of their business. I bought the room. With back to backs, the airline can even sell my unused seat last minute if they want.
It is a basic consumer right to bargain for the best deal made available.
Like I said, I see both sides of it. Ultimately I don't think an airline would have any luck, whatsoever, of pursuing a legal remedy to this situation for the precise reasons you've outlined. I also think this is why they're getting away from this model in general.
But, for the sake of argument, I will state that I still see no difference between what ExAAer is saying and my timeshare example. Both are promotional conditions that have been put in place by the seller. If I fail to meet the promotional conditions, I can't be shocked if they attempt to revoke the promotional rate.
(I think) What you're arguing is that the airline has no right or authority to place this kind of expectation on the consumer. This is a separate issue in my opinion and one in which I happen to agree with you.