Airlines can then decide if they are willing to sell tickets at that price.
The site is intended to be a benefit for both airlines and passengers. Although passengers pay a non-refundable fee to use the service, they also have the opportunity to fly at their own prices. And airlines have the opportunity to fill some of the estimated half a million empty seats on United States flights every day. The ABC was making live broadcasts available on its Web site as a free service to international users, who are unable to receive ABC radio broadcasts. However, the ACB, who retains the rights to Internet coverage, demanded that the service be stopped, even though it did not provide its own alternative service.