Posted at this was reported in a hub-city newspaper, so we could see a lot of this. I'll buy into this logic. I flew in Feb during the big weather, and following the bucket availability showed that bumps and cx could be stranded for days. Great for MR departure cities (
just book out until the mess clears), total mess for returns and for people who "need" to be somewhere.
http://www.detnews.com/article/20100...re-U.S.-fliers
Dallas -- New government rules make it less likely that you'll be stranded for hours on the ground inside an airplane this summer.
But could you be grounded for days instead?
With planes expected to be full this summer, bumped travelers will have difficulty finding a seat on a later flight.
"The misery index for airline passengers is definitely going to go up," says David Stempler, an aviation lawyer and president of the Air Travelers Association.