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Traveling in a different vehicle than originally intended is not fraud. Rental car companies do this all the time.

Large countries without free market capitalism have much worse safety records for flying from a historical perspective. To be clear, i’m referring to Russia and China.

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In Russia they can sell you fake plastic cheese that catches fire, and you still have zero chance of winning a lawsuit. You compensation for wrongdoing or death will be minimal. So it’s more capitalist that US in this regard.

https://www.obozrevatel.com/curious/48293-zato-otechestvenny...

If I pay for beef, but you sell me pork, that’s fraud. If I pay for organic eggs, but you sell me ‘normal’ eggs, that’s fraud. Eggs are literally the same thing, but you can sell me the wrong airplane?

Why is the market freer for some than for others?

If you buy the airplane, you definitely get the airplane you bought. When you buy a ticket, you aren't buying an airplane, you're buying transportation on whatever airplane is most convenient for the airline

The contract says they just need to get you there

Does it really? Can they use an old Cessna piston powered biplane?

Usually the Cessna won’t be certified for commercial operation or make the time window but yes. A train/bus can be used as well

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