Originally Posted by
iquitos
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They should be more careful about overselling seats. Hold back a few. It would not be the end of the of the world it they went out empty once in a while. The consolidation of the industry cries out for more regulation. It was a mistake to board him if they were not sure they could carry him. They obviously could in the end if it is true he got back on board. What is that all about? What changed?
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the facts/circumstances are evolving/changing here. If he was able to re-board the flight and it wasn't just an issue of seats but perhaps weight (maybe some luggage was unloaded to make up for weight) then that's a different circumstance.
Originally Posted by
RichMSN
Yeah, if he didn't make it back on then it was probably # of seats, not W&B, Plus earlier posts saying the seatmap was full.
Originally Posted by
lixiaojuventus
I think I am troubled by the fact that United did not raise their VDB bonus, but instead chosen to forcefully remove some pax. If I really wanted to get to my destination due to some reason, why can't I refuse to be removed? United could have raised the VDB bonus to an even higher value (like $2k, $3k, or even $5k, etc), and eventually, someone will take it. Is there a cap to the VDB bonus that a gate agent could offer?
In theory, no. In practice, there's no incentive to offer compensation beyond 4x the lowest fare class they can bump, since that's what the law requires them to pay after seeking volunteers. That might change due to videos like these causing a PR nightmare, but by cold hard numbers and what's allowed under the law, there *is* a practical limit.