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Old Dec 16, 2013, 11:33 am
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djk7
 
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Originally Posted by jignesh5
So what exactly the money for ticket buys ? A place in queue ? -- I know some low low cost carriers do that but I still think this is outrageous charge which should be part of fare you are paying --
Flying in Economy is more or less like cattle class --
A ticket buys a seat on the plane, you just don't know which one in advance. I'm surprised that they haven't done it sooner, considering that their main competition (BA) has been doing this for quite some time. BA also charges for seat assignment in biz except for full fare, but does exempt many elites.
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