Originally Posted by
Bobster
Making IDBs more expensive will result in less overbooking. Less overbooking means fewer VDBs. Less overbooking means higher ticket prices.
Hope that works for you.
Rarely would it need to reach the stage of IDB's. I'm saying that the airlines need more encouragement to find those who will give up a seat voluntarily as there have been too many reports recently of airlines IDBing without a reasonable search for VDB's.