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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Nashville -Past DL Plat, FO, WN-CP, various hotel programs
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Though I highly DL is going to listen as I sure this was debated internally on both sides... I have to add/agree just out of principle.
The empty seat leaving the gate can NEVER EVER be resold. The empty seat two hours from now might be sold or used. Granted it may well not be, but there is a chance.
To repeat myself, the seat leaving the gate on the earlier flight will NEVER be sold.