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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by AnimalMuppet on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:02PM (#14080314)
What are they legally required to offer before they can just pick people?
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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by panzagl on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:04PM (#14080350)
If they pick someone they are entitled to 4 x ticket capped at $1350.
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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by johnnyo on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:13PM (#14080484)
Which is why they "randomly" pick the people who paid the least for their ticket.
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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by AnimalMuppet on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:14PM (#14080498)
Hmm. So for Chicago to Louisville, $800 could plausibly have been 4 x ticket. So that could be the max that United was required to offer.

Note the weasel wording. I don't actually know.

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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by btbuildem on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:05PM (#14080359)
$1350
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