Delta tests out silent auction for overbooked fliers
Jan 14, 2011, 10:18 pm
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Delta tests out silent auction for overbooked fliers
Flights are more crowded than ever, and that means many fliers could get bumped from an overbooked plane. To deal with this, Delta is trying out a sort of silent auction, where passengers can state what it would take for them to voluntarily give up their seat.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/d...booked-fliers/
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/d...booked-fliers/
Jan 15, 2011, 12:57 pm
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Being discussed over in the DL forum here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...-strategy.html
and this earlier thread in TravelBuzz: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...e-bumping.html
and this earlier thread in TravelBuzz: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...e-bumping.html
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