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Why your airline ticket may hide a different carrier

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Loyalty is an illusion when the entire aviation industry is just a trench coat filled with merged corporations. You might proudly book a ticket with your favorite premium carrier, only to show up at the gate and realize you're being shoved onto their low-budget partner airline. It is all legal under 'code-sharing' agreements designed to expand route maps.

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