Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes
by dx034 on Friday April 28, 2017 @11:00AM
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According to the article, 4% of planes are overbooked. And if they are, <5 will usually be re-booked. Which is a low single-digit percentage of passengers. So your chance of being denied boarding is probably <0.1%. Wouldn't say that all tickets are standbye.
It's rather that thanks to the internet we know of stories like these. 10 years ago no one would've known.
Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes
by SilasX on Friday April 28, 2017 @11:44AM
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I say that you're "effectively on standby" when there's a potential for the overbooking to keep you off the plane, which is the kind of risk that should be made explicit.
It's rather that thanks to the internet we know of stories like these. 10 years ago no one would've known.