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Virgin Rail to auction off spare first class seats
Graham Watson
20th September 2017
Just an excellent application of economics reported here in the Guardian. To what extent will this policy result in an efficient allocation of resource? The sooner it is rolled out on every train, the better
Virgin East Coast to auction empty first-class seats to standard ticket buyers https://t.co/0ceTF0yAFS
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 20, 2017
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