Articles tagged “overbooking”

Online Travel

Amadeus Backs Startup Volantio to Help Airlines Manage Overbooked Flights

Props to Volantio, which won the Air Pitch startup competition at Skift Global Forum last year, for now getting investment and sales support from Amadeus.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Amadeus Backs Startup Volantio to Help Airlines Manage Overbooked Flights

Airlines

Southwest Airlines Promises to Stop Overbooking Flights

Overbooking has gotten a lot of attention in the past three weeks, but, most of the time, it's not a big deal. Airlines know passengers won't show up, so they sell a few more tickets than they have seats. What's the harm in that? Airlines might want to reduce the number of extra seats they sell, but they don't need to retire the practice.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

United Releases Internal Report on What Happened in Violent Chicago Incident

This has been a rough two and a half weeks for United, which was clearly caught off guard by the fallout from this now-famous April 9 incident. It will be some time before the airline regains its footing, but perhaps this report is a step in the right direction.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

United Releases Internal Report on What Happened in Violent Chicago Incident