Originally Posted by
kpfleming
That's actually the point; since so many flights are oversold, if you cancel in advance that would save the airline from having to dish out $100-$600 in VDB compensation. That should be worth getting rid of the $150 change fee, in a logical world.
If DL refunded non-refundable tickets, who in their right mind woul purchase refundable fares. Slitting your own throat.
DL doesn't really pay out that many VDB's on a % basis and counts on these throwaways. If they get caught once in a while, it's still worth it compared to losing the lucrative non-discounted fares.