@AnalyticsMafia@BoardingArea It's also a safe bet Qatar airplanes won't be full with international travelers, as the CEO has said and so has nearly every major travel analyst that I've seen. Lastly, I find it hard to believe somebody that runs a global airline didn't foresee people would do just this.
@AnalyticsMafia@BoardingArea Nowhere in the article does it say I'm doing it or anybody is doing it out of the kindness of their hearts to give the airline money. It's a two-way benefit for both. Yes, I'm assuming Qatar Airways wants cash. Probably a pretty safe assumption, given CEO comments. (1/2)
@AngeloRover @BoardingArea Well, the DOT recently said you can't make changes to a change policy when people book under that change policy. So under that case, Qatar Airways will be subject to violating DOT regulations.
@AnalyticsMafia@BoardingArea I would love to hear your perspective on how using a policy that is setup to allow just what it is people are doing is "mental gymnastics."