Originally Posted by
Oxon Flyer
I get the feeling that "it's all the OPs fault for not reading the cancellation policy" is being used in the same way that Boeing were initially using "it's the pilots fault for not reading the manual" in the 737MAX cases.
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You must have really wanted to use an analogy to have come up with that one which is not quite equal. One not reading a cancellation policy is placing only himself at risk and then only monetarily. A pilot not reading the manual is placing hundreds (or thousands with multiple flights) at risk and then it is risk of death.
As has been pointed out, the OP was provided the cancellation policy multiple times prior to confirming the reservation. OP elected to not read the policy and therefore accepted the risk of such behavior.