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Major airline faces backlash after using ‘ghost flights’ to exploit a legal loophole: ‘They weren’t even selling tickets’ (news.yahoo.com)

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Major airline faces backlash after using ‘ghost flights’ to exploit a legal loophole: ‘They weren’t even selling tickets’::Ultimately, it’s incumbent on lawmakers to take steps to ensure this practice is discouraged.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Love the double standard. When you do this as a passenger to get a cheaper fare the airliner will ban you for life.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When you do this as a passenger to get a cheaper fare the airliner will ban you for life.

Wait, are you saying if you buy a ticket from Orlando to Las Vegas and the flight stops for a planned plane change in Atlanta, if you get off in Atlanta because that was your actual destination and DON'T continue on to Vegas you can get in trouble?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Not in legal trouble but the airline might decide not to sell tickets to you in the future.