It is standard practice for airlines to overbook flights by selling more tickets to passengers than the plane can carry. Airlines do this because they calculate a certain number of people won't show up for their flight, and overbooking means that tickets can be cheaper and flights leave with fewer empty seats. Which of the following comes closest to what you think airlines should do?

Conducted

11 April 2017

3614 GB adults surveyed

Conducted 11 April 2017

YouGov surveyed 3614 GB adults

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Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Airlines should only sell tickets for the number of seats on a flight, even if that means planes often fly with empty seats

71%

Airlines should overbook flights, even if that means passengers are occasionally not able to fly on the flight that they booked

15%

Don't know

14%

Conducted 11 April 2017

YouGov surveyed 3614 GB adults

Airlines should only sell tickets for the number of seats on a flight, even if that means planes often fly with empty seats

71%

Airlines should overbook flights, even if that means passengers are occasionally not able to fly on the flight that they booked

15%

Don't know

14%

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