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Apr 11, 2017, 12:47 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WorldLux

Nobody forces the airline to overbook. Don't want to pay market value, don't overbook. Simply as that.

A market is just buyers and sellers coming together and agreeing on price. Clearly United's offer was too low.