Originally Posted by
mtogw
Regardless of who or what the passenger in question is or was or maybe, he has bought and paid for a ticket on this service provided by United.. In this day and age it is unbelievable that airlines are still 'overbooking', we all have to pay for our tickets before we are allowed to board and I can't believe the old system of 'reservation' still exists.
Airlines like UA have to deal with the ebbs and flows missed connecting flights and they may choose to sell flexible tickets at a premium.
And of course yield management still adds its own logic.