United Airlines piloting technology to manage the problem of oversold flights
I don&#x27;t really understand the reasoning behind overselling seats. Every time I hear it happen when passing though the USA I am reminded of the Seinfeld line,<p>&quot;You know how to take the reservation, but not how to hold the reservation.&quot;<p>Clearly there is some sort of profit motive for the airlines, but how can this be legal. It seems wrong to oversell a limited resource like this. Even if not legal it feels scammy on the lines of &quot;upto&quot; speeds for ISP&#x27;s.