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Old Nov 8, 2016 | 10:44 pm
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Originally Posted by boybi
What are the implications to an airline company if they allow changes in passengers for a ticket? Why is it not allowed?
Brokers would buy cheap, advance-purchase fares and resell them, removing the profit from last-minute business traveler sales, and driving advance-purchase fares up.

Price sensitive leisure travelers would stop traveling and business travelers would pay less, greatly impacting revenue.
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