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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
On an average flight, 5 per cent of passengers do not show up.
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In a theoretical world where the airlines manage to resell every one of those seats, they're going to make an extra 5%, then. However, in one of the previous articles linked, United made about 275 million by overbooking on 30 billion in revenue, or 1%. A 1% loss in revenue is not going to inflate prices back to where we're using oxen and covered wagons to reach Vegas.
Personally I've never been bumped, but I have taken advantage of no-shows to get on when flying stand-by. That's a win all-around, unlike overbooking.