I have to ask how many airlines will do this to catch an INDIVIDUAL traveler as opposed to catching an agency that tickets BTB? I know that airlines have bought credit card data for marketing services. But to use that data and cross check it for BTB ticketing, requires a lot of effort on their part. I seriouly doubt many airlines actually use this process to catch BTB ticketing and if they do then I would imagine it would be relatively simple to circumvent this by using different credit cards.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mlbUMP:
Absolutely, the airlines DO capture data from other carriers. They buy it from American Express, Diners, and all the credit card data centers. (By the way - the credit card companies make millions selling that data.) They use the data for marketing purposes, as well as COC compliance issues.
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[This message has been edited by dguruswamy (edited 07-01-2002).]