Originally Posted by
LHR/MEL/Europe FF
A first year law student can tell you that throw-away ticketing is not illegal. You cannot be arrested and charged for it.
If anything, it would be treated as a breach of contract. Nothing to do with 'illegality'.
So, then, what's the issue? Breach of contract is all about damages (eg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breach_of_contract)
I'd love to hear an airline explain how they suffer damages when a seat which has been paid for leaves empty (especially if they are made aware of it before take-off, so, for example, the flight is not delayed while waiting for the passenger)