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June 14, 2010 8:03 pm
Transferability is a good suggestion. What if there are people who know for sure that they do not want to transfer their ticket? Should the airlines have a mandatory transferability fee, which they would then refund to people who end up not transferring their ticket?
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I was on a flight with a similar issue recently. First the customer was told that they couldn’t give out blankets anymore because of the recent “flu outbreak” subsequent liability issues. The next flight attendant offered to sell the customer a blanket. Apparently the illness threat vanishes for a fee.
I think the overriding issue with this industry is that there is no real oversight and they have a lot of rules with no transparency. Why can I not purchase a ticket and then have it transferred to someone else if I cant make the flight? I own the ticket, paid for the ticket, etc. There is no security threat as the person would arrive with a ticket in his or her name and have to show ID for the ticket. That is absolutely unreasonable. There is no other good or service you can buy that you cannot transfer once you have paid for it.