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Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by hueving on Sunday April 30, 2017 @06:59PM (#14234349)
That's wrong. Most people get 2 days off every week. If you have a good priced airline voucher that means you can make a weekend trip to NYC, have dinner, see a Broadway show, spend the night and then fly back.

Flying out a Friday night and returning Sunday is the most expensive component of a weekend trip like that.

Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by Arizhel on Monday May 01, 2017 @12:14AM (#14235529)
Oh please. Traveling is tiring for most people, especially with TSA and the hectic mess that is airports, and the severe discomfort of modern airplace seating; I don't know many people who really want to fly somewhere on a Friday evening right after work (meaning you get to your hotel somewhere around midnight if you're lucky, and you have to skip dinner) and return on a Sunday (meaning you get home late, leaving you exhausted for work on Monday).
Re:Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes by hueving on Monday May 01, 2017 @12:21AM (#14235558)
Oh please, cramped seats? Use the voucher for economy comfort or first class. Have dinner in the airport if it's that inconveniently timed.

We went on weekend trips when I was little that involved driving for 4 hours each way. Most people aren't as pathetic as you are portraying.