Two passengers were both hit with overbooked flights this weekend: One, as we all know too well now, was forcibly dragged off the plane, while the other was paid $11,000.
The same day as the dragging incident occurred on a United Airlines flight, turning into a PR nightmare as soon as videos of the altercation went viral, Forbes published a travel writer's account of how she made bank after her family of three was bumped from two Delta flights.
"It's interesting how two different airlines handled the same situation," Laura Begley Bloom said in a phone call. Read more...
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