Southwest to Stop Overbooking as United Uproar Echoes
This response feels knee jerk.<p>It'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's "open tickets" policy on business select.<p>As a consumer I appreciate these things and find them incredibly useful.<p>United's response of "We'll push the allowance up to $10,000" is completely acceptable to me, that seems like the simplest solution.<p>(1) <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/overbooking-flights-is-good-for-consumers-2017-4" rel="nofollow">http://www.businessinsider.com/overbooking-flights-is-good-f...</a><p>(2) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/11/overbooking/" rel="nofollow">https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/11/overbooking/</a>