Cashless Cabin Sales
Dec 3, 2009, 9:14 pm
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, I suppose these pieces of info will help track down the offender.
Dec 3, 2009, 11:30 pm
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I don't know if CO just expects to eat that loss or track it some other way. I think they put my seat number in on B6 when I did it; haven't had the chance yet on CO. Really not worth risking a federal wire fraud charge for a couple rum minis. And the logistics of going back during the deplaning process and having the confrontation then are not good.
used it to get my drink on? Seems to be an easily bypassed and kind of dumb system in place now...although ymmv.....
Dec 4, 2009, 6:26 am
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The potential to be tracked down and convicted of a federal wire fraud charge. If that is worth it for the $6 to you then go for it.
Dec 4, 2009, 7:48 am
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I agree, I would think that checking IDs for all other on-board services would be against the merchant agreements, but that doesn't mean it isn't done, or that the variations in the rules won't confuse people.
Dec 4, 2009, 9:00 am
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Perhaps the airline has a different merchant agreement specifically for those transactions. Or they're just violating it as a matter of principle. I don't buy duty free on board so that saves me from worrying too much about it.
Dec 4, 2009, 9:53 am
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