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Old Apr 30, 2018 | 6:21 am
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Originally Posted by StayingHomeIsBetter
What I described had absolutely nothing to do with overbooking.

Pax X buys the last L fare seat, not sure he is going to need it, but wanting to hedge his bets.

Pax Y, shortly thereafter, has to buy a seat in a higher fare bracket.

Pax X later cancels the reservation.

Pax Y has been hosed just so Pax X can have the convenience of covering all bases with his multiple reservations.

If I am Pax Y, then it is indeed my problem.
This is exactly the same as if Pax X isn't sure if they need to travel at all or has plans that change and then cancels once they don't need the ticket. Are you suggesting people shouldn't book a plane ticket until they're 100% positive they're going to fly that exact itinerary?
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