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> no walking that back I don't think it's as dire as you make it sound. The reason is that the real implicit agreement most of us have with our society is tha
by 13of40 10y ago
> no walking that back
I don't think it's as dire as you make it sound. The reason is that the real implicit agreement most of us have with our society is that everyone is as helpful and congenial as possible as long as it keeps the wheels turning. Once you run afoul of the airline, or the sheriff, or the HR department, you can be stomped down in the blink of an eye, and even if you successfully challenge it legally, at the end of the day you've still lost some amount of money, time, or health fighting it.
Someone in that mindset is going to look at their Expedia search and still sort by price, because they realize that every airline is playing the same game, and the one in a million chance of being forcibly removed from the plane over a technicality is just one of those gambles that everyone takes whenever they step outside their house.
(That said, if I sort by price and Delta and United come up the same, I'm picking Delta.)
- hartator 10y ago> (That said, if I sort by price and Delta and United come up the same, I'm picking Delta.) Except that the Delta will probably just be the United sold via Delta!
- mcv 10y agoIs that possible? That you actively try to avoid United and still end up in a United plane?
- jdeibele 10y agoIf you're not paying attention, yes. I checked flights on Kayak from SF to Vancouver and a lot of the results look like this: Tue, May 2 Air Canada logo 10:45a – 1:01p Air Canada• Operated by United 2h 16m SFO – YVR nonstop Flight details That's because United and Air Canada "codeshare", meaning you can book with United or Air Canada but that flight is on a United plane. Of course, it goes the other way: you can book an Air Canada plane but use a United flight number. https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/Marketing/CustComm/Promotions/Pages/AirlinePartners.aspx https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/Marketing/CustComm/Promotio... https://www.kayak.com/flights/SFO-YVR/2017-05-02/2017-05-07?fs=specificleg=SFOYVR1493719200000AC51151;providers=-AA https://www.kayak.com/flights/SFO-YVR/2017-05-02/2017-05-07?...
- FabHK 10y agoAir Canada and United are both Star Alliance (like Lufthansa, Thai, and many others). Delta is SkyTeam. Booking Delta and flying United metal is much less likely.
- mcv 10y agoWait, so flying Lufthansa could have me end up in United? That is something to keep in mind when booking tickets in Europe.