i might just be on the high of the CEO DOWN news (early Dec edition) but i have a question about airline compensation in the US.
i don't fly much but i know airlines routinely overbook flights, and then ask for people to volunteer (to take a later flight) so they can fit everyone on the plane. when they ask for volunteers they offer compensation. sometimes it's a voucher for a future flight, sometimes it's cash/credit card. (there are rules about what they must tell you. details)
(if you're forced off the flight - officially called bumping - which they may do if they can't get enough volunteers, you are required by DOT law to get compensated, usually. again details)
volunteer or not, this all happens before you board. and assumes you checked in on time, aren't drunk, etc.
so my question is, what's to stop people from collectively waiting and not caving until the amount is super high??
like sure human greed and our inability to work together. and for some people they don't care, they MUST be on the flight so they won't be volunteering no matter what.
but this already happens informally sometimes, like people refusing to volunteer when the amount they offer is low.
why can't we just collectively say - none of us are gonna volunteer unless you give us AT LEAST $5K cash/credit. and then hold and not cave for less? (insert whatever number makes the most sense, i like $7K myself)
All these fucking companies make hundreds of millions of dollars.
