I agree that this practise, which is widespread, needs regulation. Unfortunately, in the US, all air carriers are exempt from the normal regulation of this, via the state Attorney's Generals offices. It is ridiculous that an airline could offer say 100 seats at a very low fare, and then run advertising for a month implying that these are still available. It is misleading and deceptive and I cannot understand why they are allowed to get away with this. Ryanair do the same thing in Europe and seem to be beyond the law.
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