Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes
by pif on Friday April 28, 2017 @06:16AM
(#14218202)
Are you aware of any airline that exploits overbooking while letting you choose a "no-overbooking-for-my-seat" fare?
Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes
by ghaff on Friday April 28, 2017 @09:12AM
(#14219066)
Not explicitly, but I'm guessing that if you've paid for business/first, there is some small chance you'll be bumped back to economy (as in the story making the rounds a few weeks back) but probably a vanishingly small chance you'll get bumped off the plane entirely.
> As usual, people striving to save one dollar no matter what (in this case, giving up the certainty of flying) are the problem.
It's not necessarily a problem. Flyers can choose between certainty of flying and other nice things that cost money. Most appear to choose having other nice things instead. Southwest is banking on flyers choosing the other way. There may well be space for both approaches in the market.