Why are hub to hub routes so full
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They know a certain % of pax routinely no-show, so they overbook to try and compensate.
Frustrating to the non-rev flyer...but, the bean counters love it.
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I’ve often wondered for commuting purposes which airlines overbook. I know DAL does a lot, and now I know AA. SWA does not. UAL?
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When day in/day out you are selling 155/150 seats on 10 flights a day, you’re leaving customers on the table
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And usually paying some of them to get off the plane. Be interesting to see the math of paying thousands to get people off vs leaving a few seats empty for non-revs. It seems commuting has gotten harder for everyone including their own folks.
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I have been #19 on the list for a seat on an oversold flight out of a "spoke" airport and gotten a seat in back, so you really never know.
The incremental revenue is huge...the volunteer oversolds get a "voucher" which costs a fraction of the face value in profit. Example, you get "$25 kohl's cash", but since their markup is so high the actually value of that might be $8 at most.
And most on the oversold list are standby which means they aren't actually getting booted off the flight so no soup for them.
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I believe Spirit overbook more than any other airlines. The rebooking fee usually cost more than a new ticket. Plus when the tickets are so cheap, we have many no shows. The most I’ve ever had was 25 no shows (never checked in) in one flight.
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