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Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by ouid on Friday April 28, 2017 @05:24AM (#14218016)
it uses less fuel per passenger to ensure that every flight is jam packed. It's more efficient and everybody wins. There are almost no examples of situations that overbooking + auctions doesn't solve.

I think you don't understand the law as it currently exists, because what happened on that united flight was in clear violation of that law.

They didn't deny the man boarding, they deplaned him. This isn't something the airline is allowed to do for economic reasons, ever.

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Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by yazan94 on Friday April 28, 2017 @11:32AM (#14220230)
Can you explain what you mean by the overbooking + auction system? I don't fly often and though the news has left a bitter taste in my mouth about United, I do want to understand how their system works and their flaws in a less biased way.
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