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Originally Posted by
sydneyracquelle View Post
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This is both good and bad. It increases the motivation for speculative bookings. I can now book 3 outbound flights and 3 return flights and then just decide at the last minute (instead of 3 days before) which ones I will take and as a PM or DM get a full refund for the others. This hogs the cheapest inventory from ohers.
Originally Posted by
Daze
This was the official reason for instituting the 72 hour rule to begin with.
Yes, and at the time, DL claimed that more than 80% of award flights were canceled within a day of travel indicating widespread abuse with this practice.