Many things may well be the duty of any responsible airline management, but in the real world how many of them would wish to wash their company’s dirty linen in public, as well as voluntarily giving themselves more hassle/expense etc to little advantage? The easier, quieter option is often taken over many issues I would surmise.
So many differing frauds are being mentioned in this thread, most of which I had not come across before in my innocence, that it’s true, fakers ARE everywhere.
What a regrettable situation, which obviously has existed for years, but what is the solution and will anything concrete be done about it? I’m not holding my breath.