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Old Apr 14, 2017 | 8:57 pm
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Originally Posted by kettle1
An Associated Press analysis of government data shows that in 2015 and 2016, Delta paid an average of $1,118 in compensation for every passenger that it denied a seat. Southwest Airlines paid $758, United $565, and American Airlines $554.
Interpretation 1: United is cheap
Interpretation 2: Delta overbooks to a greater degree, and has to pay more as a result.
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