• Chup@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    No one gets kicked off or picked. This is a quite regular occurrence in air traffic and the crew is then simply asking if someone would be willing to take a later flight. Those passengers also get some money for their inconvenience. This happens all the time.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah I got $700 cash in hand and an upgrade to business class for volunteering to give up my seat on a flight from the US to Europe.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      But they probably should, no? It would be interesting to get a combined weight of the passenger and all luggage and factor that in to the price. If a flight is relatively empty, all prices should be the same, but as it nears capacity, it should absolutely be a factor.

      Unfortunately, people are very sensitive about their weight and there would be a massive uproar if any airline did it.