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Old Jun 16, 2014, 1:18 am
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Originally Posted by techblr
Doesn't BA run 2 - 747's from SFO-LHR daily? If they overbook every day - its just bad planning or just the lack of other OW flights from West coast to LHR?
Overselling is pretty standard practice. It may have been oversold to the level of expected no-shows so no one would be bumped, and the no-shows showed (?). Or it may be they did oversell past the expected no-shows as it would provide more value even with VDB/IDB costs.
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