How can airlines get away with selling the same seat twice?
If I tried to sell anything else twice, that'd be fraud. Only transport companies, it seems, are allowed to get away not only with
(1)setting up a contract (to get you from A to B at a given time) and then breaking it with no penalties, but also
(2)setting up the same contract -for the same seat - with several people, all of whom pay, but only one of whom will actually travel.
Unbelievable.
as Mr Meldrew said...