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Re:United removes first-class passenger to make room for 'hi... by modoc on Thursday April 13, 2017 @11:49AM (#14108019)
AFAIK JetBlue doesn't overbook.
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Re:United removes first-class passenger to make room for 'hi... by sutble on Thursday April 13, 2017 @01:15PM (#14108945)
JetBlue usually sells inflexible tickets with fewer connections, so passengers are much more likely to show up for their flight. In 2013, they only had to deny 18/21,000,000 passengers where the average rate is at 9/10,000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqWksuyry5w does a great 5 min overview talking about this exact thing.

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Re:United removes first-class passenger to make room for 'hi... by dragontamer on Thursday April 13, 2017 @03:16PM (#14110069)
https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/reso...

JetBlue overbooks 3x more than United does. See page 33.

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Re:United removes first-class passenger to make room for 'hi... by modoc on Friday April 14, 2017 @12:35PM (#14115418)
No. JetBlue doesn't overbook. Starting in Q3-4 of 2016 JetBlue starting having fleet issues with the A321s and many times had to swap in a A320 (with ~50 fewer seats) due to mechanical issues with the newer A321s, which resulted in a massive spike in involuntary denied boardings. You can definitely argue that if you get bumped from your flight the cause doesn't matter much, but JetBlue apparently does NOT overbook at all... Which I respect.
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