I'm surprised that more airlines are not taking advantage of this, so it does not surprise me that Delta says they will pay up to $10,000 to give up their seats on overbooked flights. Because stating that and delivering that are two different things. Besides I'm not even sure what kind of traffic Delta even enjoys. Perhaps they only wished they had the traffic to overbook in the first place.
But I stand by my prediction, nonetheless. 8>)
We shall see how it plays out.
Hey, if Casey Anthony can beat a 1st degree murder charge that she was guilty as can be of committing, then justice really does come down to the feelings of the jury. UA is smart enough to know to delay this as long as possible to push it from the minds people currently have of this case. In the meantime stuff will continue to be discovered about Dr. Dao which may or may not have a chilling effect on his case. But in the end, UA did not do a thing to this passenger except bump him from the flight. Then they called in security when he refused. If anyone is to blame it is security who may have overplayed it. We will see if his injuries are real or not. His lawyers are saying that he may need surgery. Of course the elephant in the room is the word may. He may need a dentist, but I doubt he needs surgery.
But like I said, we shall see how this plays out.
Airlines know they are wrong and that is why they are scrambling.