Not only are they cancelling flights, they are booking to the max, or overbooking based on some kind of algorithm that tells them how many folks may not show up.
“they are booking to the max, or overbooking based on some kind of algorithm that tells them how many folks may not show up.”
That’s been in place for 40 to 50 years. Typically there is a 3-4% no show rate. If you have access to the boarding totals, you see this in real time every day.