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EU moves to outlaw fees on hand luggage, seat allocation (www.ch-aviation.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] lustrum 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They once wanted twice as much as booking another ticket to change a name...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's to combat ticket resellers.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Scalping should be illegal. You shouldn't be able to buy something and resell it for more money than you bought it for unless you're part of a distribution network like a store or you made significant improvements to the thing so it's not really the same item.