Originally Posted by
mherdeg
For the last few years I have been getting the sense that around the holidays, UA cuts back on oversales at the same time that they raise prices, leaving a little bit of inventory "slack" just in case irrops happen and they have fewer planes than expected.
+1. I definitely noticed this trend before the merger as well. I used to get bumped regularly at the holidays. Now it is at odd times, if at all.