Delta is giving airport employees permission to offer passengers up to almost $10,000 in compensation to give up their seats on overbooked flights, CBS News reports.
Delta’s move comes as United Airlines struggles to recover from images of a passenger’s forced removal from a sold-out flight.
In an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press, Delta says gate agents can offer up to $2,000 in compensation, up from a previous maximum of $800, and supervisors can offer up to $9,950, up from $1,350.
Earlier this week, Delta announced it paid a family $11,000 not to fly after the airline overbooked a flight. Read more at CBS.
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I took a flight in 1962 and just received a night stay in the YMCA
Right, you’re sorry only after your court. Shows you how much profit they have making
Yuck. Overbooking? At least prices should be cheap.