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$800 didn't work, but what about $2000? If that didn't work, what about $5000? At some point it gets pretty likely that someone will take up the offer.

by apta 10y ago

dragontamer 10y ago
Why should airlines arbitrarily increase costs? Its as if you think you have an entitlement to fly or something. Aside from the costs you put up for your ticket (and a little bit more to pay for the hassle of getting off the plane), I think the 400% of ticket cost cap is very reasonable.
- thatcat 10y ago
  Why should the airline be able to determine how much your time is worth? >its as if you think you have an entitlement to fly I think the 400% of ticket cost cap is very reasonable Isn't this what a ticket is? In any other business, once you buy something it's yours unless someone buys it from you. > I think the 400% of ticket cost cap is very reasonable If some one needs to conduct important business then making 600 extra dollars isn't enough to incentivize that person to give up their seat. Making it a percentage of the flight cost is arbitrary because it's not related to the amount of your time they are wasting or your opportunity cost of not taking that flight.
- URSpider94 10y ago
  They should not arbitrarily increase costs. If they want to take the risk of over-selling their seats to make more money, then they should be willing to buy back the extra seat at open auction if too many people show up. That's perfectly reasonable. If you are offering the buy-out to a plane of 130 people, all it takes is one person saying yes to get you a seat. In this case, they needed four seats, so they'd have to go a little higher. I also think you are greatly underestimating the power of the dollar. As others have said, a few hundred dollars more, and I feel confident that multiple volunteers would have come forward. Also, they might try offering actual cash instead of vouchers. To be clear, the situation would also have been entirely different if they had dealt with it BEFORE they fully boarded the plane. It would have been much easier to find volunteers and deny boarding if needed when everyone was still in the terminal.

$800 didn't work, but what about $2000? If that didn't work, what about $5000? At some point it gets pretty likely that someone will take up the offer.

by apta 10y ago

$800 didn't work, but what about $2000? If that didn't work, what about $5000? At some point it gets pretty likely that someone will take up the offer.

dragontamer 10y ago

Why should airlines arbitrarily increase costs? Its as if you think you have an entitlement to fly or something. Aside from the costs you put up for your ticket (and a little bit more to pay for the hassle of getting off the plane), I think the 400% of ticket cost cap is very reasonable.

thatcat 10y ago
Why should the airline be able to determine how much your time is worth? >its as if you think you have an entitlement to fly I think the 400% of ticket cost cap is very reasonable Isn't this what a ticket is? In any other business, once you buy something it's yours unless someone buys it from you. > I think the 400% of ticket cost cap is very reasonable If some one needs to conduct important business then making 600 extra dollars isn't enough to incentivize that person to give up their seat. Making it a percentage of the flight cost is arbitrary because it's not related to the amount of your time they are wasting or your opportunity cost of not taking that flight.
URSpider94 10y ago
They should not arbitrarily increase costs. If they want to take the risk of over-selling their seats to make more money, then they should be willing to buy back the extra seat at open auction if too many people show up. That's perfectly reasonable. If you are offering the buy-out to a plane of 130 people, all it takes is one person saying yes to get you a seat. In this case, they needed four seats, so they'd have to go a little higher. I also think you are greatly underestimating the power of the dollar. As others have said, a few hundred dollars more, and I feel confident that multiple volunteers would have come forward. Also, they might try offering actual cash instead of vouchers. To be clear, the situation would also have been entirely different if they had dealt with it BEFORE they fully boarded the plane. It would have been much easier to find volunteers and deny boarding if needed when everyone was still in the terminal.