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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 4:26 am
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Rudi
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as eco was quite oversold

* did they bump (offered compensation) any eco passengers?
* were there any business seats available?
* other eco passengers (with better/higher status) being upgraded?

I think it is a (regarding earning) wiser policy of most non-US-carriers to only comp passengers, if eco is completly full. Otherwise too many (potentially paying business class) passengers would speculate and not pay the premium in the first place.
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