United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 56498
Aviation: Tickets
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7 December 2016
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15 December 2016 · Answer
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Aviation
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15 December 2016
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has considered taking steps to prevent the overselling of seats on commercial flights.
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7 December 2016
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has considered taking steps to prevent the overselling of seats on commercial flights.
Source: Commons
15 December 2016
Answer
Overbooking is a widespread commercial practice amongst airlines to reduce the number of empty seats, given the likelihood that a proportion of passengers will not check in. By reducing the number of empty seats, overbooking keeps fares lower than they wo...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2016-12-07/56498
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/654500
- uk · wq-654500 · source updated 15 December 2016