How much does it cost to buy every seat on an airplane?
At an estimated cost of $4,000 per seat, filling a typical 200-seat narrowbody would cost $800,000.
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You can actually book more than one seat for yourself. “Poor man's first class” would be buying 3 seats in a row for yourself, cheap, and major airlines generally let you do this but you'll need to call. Cancelling tickets at the last minute, though, doesn't actually get you these empty seats.
A seat selection fee allows you to reserve a seat in your class of service. Each airline ticket comes with a confirmed seat, but if you want to choose your seat location, most domestic airlines will charge an additional fee. These extras are not new.
In fact, most regular airlines now charge for seat selection anyways. It's often around $10-$30 per seat per flight segment, so if you cave in and pay for that, it can add up quickly. You shouldn't do it. No matter which airline you're flying on, don't ever pay to select a seat.
A TikToker went viral with a hack he's calling the poor man's first class. He told viewers to buy a full row of plane tickets, then get a refund for two before boarding. While the post has gained over 1 million views, not everyone is convinced this is a worthwhile move.
You can buy the second seat for the same fare as your original seat if both seats are purchased at the same time. If you don't buy an extra seat in advance, you may have to do so on the day of departure for the fare level available on the day of departure.
The airlines will never upgrade a passenger from Economy to First Class even if the plane is empty, and the simple reason is that doing this would encourage people to always ask for an upgrade instead of ever buying a full First Class ticket. They would rather let the seat, or the entire cabin go empty.
Most likely, it won't be comfortable, but you'll still fit at 300. Try and book next to an empty seat, if you can. I assume you already do that anyway, but I don't know how often you travel, or whether this is your first time.
When a flight has more passengers who are ready to fly than there are seats available, airlines must first ask passengers to give up their seats voluntarily, in exchange for compensation, before bumping anyone involuntarily. Airlines may offer passengers incentives, such as money or vouchers, to volunteer.
You can fly with any amount of cash. No law prohibits you from bringing any amount of money on a flight. Likewise, TSA has no rules that limit how much money you can bring through security. In other words, TSA has no cash limit per person.