As airlines report their Q3 results, the data reinforce an important rule oft repeated by Condé Nast Traveler Consumer News Editor Wendy Perrin: If the airline offers vouchers or cash to give up a confirmed seat on an oversold flight, don't take it.
Alex Pasquariello is a senior assistant editor at Condé Nast Traveler covering news, politics, and environmental issues. He is fond of almost any pursuit that requires a helmet and his favorite ecosystem is high alpine tundra in late June.



