I feel for the actors. Having to quasi-scab (quasi since the union recognized the situation) for something that has good odds of never actually seeing final light of day.

I assumed “sued” was a typo for “used”. That still leaves the original version grammatically incorrect, but it only needs a small tweak. e.g.

“Under anti-strike laws in the UK, striking actors could be sued by Warner Bros. or Legendary Television to be forced back on set.”

Wait, corporations are irritated that consumers in a free market are modifying their behavior to get the best prices? You created this problem, airlines. These are your chickens coming home to roost.

Ohhhh fuck this airline sideways. I’ve been doing this for decades.

U.S. airlines are the worst.

This is almost as unamerican as HOAs. If someone buys something, it is theirs to do with as they please. They can use it, or they can not use it, but the seller shouldn’t be able to force them to do anything, otherwise they shouldn’t be selling the thing.

I wonder what would have happened if they kid had answered “Yes, I am going to NYC.”

If he had payed the higher one-way direct flight fare, would he have been on the same flight at the same time, to the same destination?

It seems like a bad idea to for the airlines to try and outright combat this. All it does is raise public awareness and point a spotlight on their “contract of carriage”, which they use to get away with all kinds of anti-customer service things.

I am willing to bet this airline is not going to punish you, refund you, or care in any way whatsoever if you book a direct flight and don’t show up for it. They’ll gladly take your money without skipping a beat, and they shouldn’t care here either about a flight that was paid for but not attended.

An empty seat is a ticket unsold to the money minds who make air travel tick.

The airline pricing and ticketing system is so bizarro world that I’d be offended if people didn’t find ways of using it this way. 

Let’s not forget the 20 rows of fucking Taboola shitposts at the end of each article, with a few actual links to other Kotaku pages sprinkled in to add to the confusion.

more and more consolidation with things being worse for the end user/customer.

As a former Kotaku AU reader, losing Serrels, Alex Walker and now you is an enormous blow to some really good writing.

Thank you for all your good work. Last one out, turn off the lights

I was just thinking last when reading an article of yours last week, “Luke’s still here.” But damn, I guess it truly is the end of an era for Kotaku now. I wish you the best in your future endeavors.

Luke! One of the Kotaku OGs. It’s been a pleasure, and best of luck in your future endeavors.

I’ve been around these parts on and off since 2009, feels like the last OG is leaving the building. Not that we had a great rapport or anything, but you were a stalwart of the site. Good luck in your future pursuits.