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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 6:52 am
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Originally Posted by alanR
What incentive is there for airlines to offer impossible connections - it does after all cause them problems if passengers or luggage don't make their booked flights
Sure, it may cost the airline in the event of missed connections or missed luggage. But if they offer "realistic" (2+ hour) connections, many passengers will just not book that airline and instead prefer the other airline that has a better connection or a nonstop flight. Then our airline just lost 100% of the revenue.
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