Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Maybe UA is getting too many eager volunteers since an aftermath of the Dr Dao incident greatly raised the limits that GAs and supervisors can offer.
Doesn't matter how many people volunteer if you aren't overbooking as much. :-:
Also, the higher limit only matters if no one accepts the lower numbers. I doubt the company is going to be paying out massive VDBs any time soon.
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
UA could always sell some expensive tickets on flights that are already full and at worst do IDBs for much less that the price of the new tickets that were sold.
Sure, but IDB makes passengers mad. If they can get the same effect here - "cheap" pax moved and HVF seat sold - while also making the cheap pax think it is a win and paying less than IDB or VDB whey wouldn't they do that?? Especially if another vendor builds the tech and the costs to the airline are relatively small to acquire/implement.