[donna]

I still don’t understand though why United doesn’t give its local managers a bit more flexibility to offer higher rewards, to entice that last passenger to get off the plane....

Soon, some of them would be throwing their friends and relatives off the plane for profit.

[CodeToad]

“Soon, some of them would be throwing their friends and relatives off the plane for profit. “

Not to mention the public would know the rule and refuse to leave until some customary price, say $10,000, was reached.