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Old Apr 14, 2017 | 4:11 pm
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Originally Posted by JBord
Technically no, but the IDB threshold becomes the VDB limit, in practice.
Yes, you're right and that is part of the problem. In many cases the VDB amount needed will be higher than the IDB threshold. But UA, or any carrier, should focus on not disrupting the passengers more than being as cheap as possible. Hence, the big increases today in DLs corporate limits on VDB.
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