Airline Industry - What are the ethical issues of Over booked seats and being stuck on the ramp

Ethical Issues of Overbooking Airline Tickets

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July 23 , 2010 Summary

Overbooking of airline tickets is not an activity that started recently . It has been there since but not as aggressive as it is today Overbooking is not a crime and it is legally allowed . At any given flight , there are one or several people who had booked and paid for a flight but will end up cancelling the flight for various reasons . The airline can therefore easily operate at a loss if the no-shows

are not replaced in time before the scheduled departure time . To avoid such incidences , overbooking of the airline tickets is made and when the plane is full to take no more , some passengers are requested to sacrifice their flight and reservations are made for them to travel at a later flight . They are in addition compensated for the inconvenience if they are kept in waiting for more than one hour

There is another group of air travelers who mind so much about the costs of their tickets . This lot will not mind about their delays so long as their costs are cut to an amount which they feel comfortable with . Others still will not be in a hurry to arrive to their destinations and it is not an issue when their flights are delayed a little

The airlines have however taken this for granted and they overbook air tickets more than necessary with an intention of getting more cash . Some...