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Overbooking flights needs to be outlawed.

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Agreed. It's an antiquated practice. It is so easy to cancel a flight these days- are there really that many no shows? I really can't remember the last flight I was on that wasn't fully booked. They are always asking for volunteers.  I think if they had to pay cash to volunteers to give up their seats  it might be a deterrent to overbooking.  But they know a lot of people won't use the vouchers before they expire.[/quote]

I'm trying to think of any other industry that overlooks like this. Do hotels and restaurants?  Imagine if your hairdresser or[b] doctor always double booked appointments[/b].  Its time for the airline industry so accept a level of risk that other industries do rather than continue to justify overbooking.  That's what cancellation fees are for.[/quote]

I am quite sure this is why doctors often run behind.  So while they don't techinically double book, they know that most appointments wont wrap up in the 15 mins they have you booked for.  [/quote]

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