Originally Posted by
david_oz
Why doesnt UA offer flights with an earlier departure as well as the later departure? For example if they are overbooked by a ton, and they know 2 hours before the flight that nobody will misconnect they might be able to pick up some vdb offers at much lower cost. And if they don’t need to use it they’ve lost nothing by making it an option in the app.
They do. It's handled by phone and agents will proactively solicit pax who are willing to be rebooked ahead of time like that. UA's definition of "by a ton" is just a lot tighter, so it doesn't happen very often.