Originally Posted by
Often1
As I understand it, the $10K cap for VDB would be offered for a bump off a TPAC paid F.
I do not think it would ever be offered as a starting point.
And, in reality, I don't think it will ever be offered by any airline ever.
Originally Posted by
Often1
the only place I see a problem are misconnecting UM
Didn't UA stop taking UMs on connections?
Originally Posted by
Often1
Had Dao physically been denied boarding, e.g., not permitted to enter the aircraft, this would have turned out differently.
I strongly disagree. The people developing these programs and building this technology were around way before the Dao incident. This is a way for airlines to further improve RM by reducing costs of displacing passengers while also getting more satisfied customers at the top and bottom of the price spectrum.
The obsession with blaming everything on the Dr. Dao incident is ridiculous. It changed the optics on the VDB process slightly. It did not create a wholesale change in operations. And it certainly did not bring about integration of a 3rd party platform that I know UA was considering prior to the incident.