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Old Apr 11, 2017, 1:11 pm
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Originally Posted by CDKing
I wonder if that is AS plan for the future. Oversell Y based on upgrading elites to F.
I had a friend who worked for VX. They were very concerned with customer experience of getting bumped and leaving that negative taste in their mouth. Until they had a method to do it with their Elite priority, I think that was the final change.

I don't think they ever oversold by the same margins as many of the legacy carriers though.
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