Originally Posted by
ksucats
How high is their IDB rate? I have been flying American for 15-20 years (since whenever Northwest Airlines went away) & many of those years as an Executive Platinum. I have personally never witnessed and IDB or known anybody who has been. Seems like the biggest risk for that is when there is an aircraft swap.
AA has the highest IDB rate amongst any US carrier and typically IDBs 3000-4000 passengers per quarter.
In 2024 AA IDBed 13,927 passengers.
UA was at 398 for the year, and DL… 1.
(On the other hand, DL VDBed almost 108,000 passengers in 2024, the highest by far amongst US carriers.)