Originally Posted by
rucksack
I’d guess Delta’s about as aggressive at overbooking generally (not commenting on F/Y specifically) as United, but that their exceptionally low IDB rate is a function of their willingness to pay pretty much whatever it takes to avoid IDB.
Generally in these situations I’ve seen F inventory go to 0, but seats remain open.
DL is never had issue overbooking Y. However pre CV19 their RM team was generally spot on. If needed they would definitely pay thousands for Y passengers to avoid IDB. However they avoided overbooking J at all costs. These are customers that even if you pay $10k could 1)walk away forever to OAL or 2)could possibly hold sway over company booking policies that could end up costing DL money. All it takes is one pissed off executive and DL is out hundreds of thousands in company travel.