Airlines charging pax who 'buck the system'?
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It is certainly 'a' reason
but not the only one. Practically every flight is going to have no-shows. Missed connections, traffic jam, accident on the motorway, wrong kind of leaves (or snow) on the connecting train's track, pax slept in etc.
In the vast majority of cases the network airlines will do what they can to get the passenger on their way as quickly as possible. If it is obviously not force majure the airline may charge a fee, but not always (at least not on this side of the pond, and not yet).
The non-network airlines won't normally do this, it doesn't fit their model.
In the vast majority of cases the network airlines will do what they can to get the passenger on their way as quickly as possible. If it is obviously not force majure the airline may charge a fee, but not always (at least not on this side of the pond, and not yet).
The non-network airlines won't normally do this, it doesn't fit their model.
