Answer by Host Color for Why are airlines against the transferring of tickets...
Well, if the airlines change their policies, remove restrictions and make the tickets transferable, this would create a whole new market niche for resellers. If this happen there would be many...
View ArticleAnswer by Tom Au for Why are airlines against the transferring of tickets to...
Airlines aren't just in the business of selling "tickets" to seats. They are selling tickets to seats on different days. It's the "different days's" part that means that the same seat will sell for a...
View ArticleAnswer by Dean MacGregor for Why are airlines against the transferring of...
I realize there's already an accepted answer about "yield management" but, while their price discrimination strategy certainly exacerbates their rationale, I think that misses the point. I think the...
View ArticleAnswer by M.Herzkamp for Why are airlines against the transferring of tickets...
Another reason might be that airlines tend to overbook planes, if they can. They expect a certain percentage of passengers to cancel their flight and want to prevent empty seats. If everyone found a...
View ArticleAnswer by Shaharin Yussof for Why are airlines against the transferring of...
Transfers can be two ways. If they have to register the transfer then of course they should be able to control the flow of cash. HOWEVER, if they don't register it, as for example might the situation...
View ArticleAnswer by Mohamed Samir Aldessouky for Why are airlines against the...
This may result in an abuse situation.You can think that a non-registered travel group bought so many tickets with different names on a certain flight, then start selling the tickets but for larger...
View ArticleAnswer by Loren Pechtel for Why are airlines against the transferring of...
Another factor--sometimes life happens and you can't fly. In the old days you could simply sell your ticket to someone else, now you either have to eat a hefty change fee or lose it outright. That's...
View ArticleAnswer by Kate Gregory for Why are airlines against the transferring of...
Airlines have a pricing strategy known as "yield management" or "revenue management" - they charge less for some seats than others, and expect these seats to be bought a long time in advance. They know...
View ArticleWhy are airlines against the transferring of tickets to other persons?
Airlines usually either don't allow the transferring of tickets to another person after they've been purchased, or they do it at an extremely inflated price. What is the reason for doing this?One idea...
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