Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes
This response feels knee jerk.<p>It&#x27;s been demonstrated in countless other threads (1) and articles (2) how economically important it is to overbook.<p>Overbooking is central to airline profitability and their ability to provide flexibility - like partial refunds, or SW&#x27;s &quot;open tickets&quot; policy on business select.<p>As a consumer I appreciate these things and find them incredibly useful.<p>United&#x27;s response of &quot;We&#x27;ll push the allowance up to $10,000&quot; is completely acceptable to me, that seems like the simplest solution.<p>(1) <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&#x2F;overbooking-flights-is-good-for-consumers-2017-4" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessinsider.com&#x2F;overbooking-flights-is-good-f...</a><p>(2) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;04&#x2F;11&#x2F;overbooking&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;04&#x2F;11&#x2F;overbooking&#x2F;</a>