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Old Jul 18, 2025 | 2:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Maxwell Smart
True, but not having a seat assignment does increase the risk of an IDB if the flight's oversold.
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The IDB risk on UA has managed it to 1 per 1,000,000 for JANUARY - MARCH 2025 (AA >50x more likely but still rare, less than 1 per 10,000). DL was 0 for the same time frame.
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