They used force against a paying customers to resolve a problem THEY created...

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RL — 4/20/2017 2:15:07 AM (archived)

The way to resolve it correctly would have been to raise the value of the reward you get for taking another flight... if that costs the airline money, then maybe they can stop the intentional overbooking... they created the problem, the onus is on them to fix it.

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Another perspective on the Unitied Airlines incident - BuckGalaxy - 4/19/2017 1:44:20 AM
- They used force against a paying customers to resolve a problem THEY created... - RL - 4/20/2017 2:15:07 AM
  - A problem there... - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2017 10:11:25 PM
    - In the unlikely event NO ONE takes $5000 for a later flight... then offer $6,000... - RL - 4/20/2017 10:38:48 PM
      - Oh, you mean a FREE MARKET solution to a MANAGEMENT problem? - hank - 4/21/2017 1:09:36 AM
        
        They overbook in order to make a LOT more money... - RL - 4/21/2017 1:42:00 AM
        
        No, no, no, RL... - hank - 4/21/2017 3:46:47 AM
  - Oh, you mean a FREE MARKET solution to a MANAGEMENT problem. - hank - 4/20/2017 3:10:18 AM
- I agree--to a point. - hank - 4/19/2017 4:11:43 PM
  - That expresses my own thoughts well - mcfly - 4/19/2017 6:23:09 PM
    - And if Dao wins his lawsuit... - mcfly - 4/19/2017 6:48:33 PM
      - Once again, these corporals of industry step on - hank - 4/19/2017 6:54:19 PM

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