May 10th - In praise of overbooking
Selling more tickets than there are seats on an aircraft can be a real benefit. When airlines do it right.
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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Show Notes
Today's sermon: in praise of overbooking. Selling more tickets than there are seats on an aircraft can be a real benefit. When airlines do it right – and are generous in incentivising passengers to volunteer to be offloaded and travel on a later flight – then everyone's a winner.
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