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Wouldn't this inventory spoilage argument be valid if they don't have any other seats to sell? if they have other economy (I presume this was Y) seats for sale? Since seats are not allocated 4A is Full Y, 4B is B, 4C is M etc.. it shouldn't be a valid argument. Now if all seats are sold, you may have a valid argument.
for whomever said the OP should not have bought a ticket with a $300 refund fee, well he didn't, he caught it before he purchased; hence this post on the deception