Originally Posted by
nd2010
There are people who would legitimately book two flights within hours of each other. A business traveler who doesn’t know when their meeting would end and needs to be at the destination ASAP. Would be cheaper to book two flights in advance than a last minute walk up fare or hoping to stand by.
It's not that there aren't completely legitimate reasons to do it, it's that carriers hate it because it could... sob... possibly cost them some revenue