I read an article about airlines bumping people off flights. 2017 saw only .34 of passengers per 10,000, whereas 2016 saw .62 passengers. The article says that 2017 saw the lowest rate since 1995, even though there were was 20 million more people flying. It seems that the incident with “Dr. David Dao from a United Airlines regional flight in April 2017 triggered public outrage and shifted how airlines approach bumping,” (Ostrower). United Airlines overhauled its policies of bumping passengers off flights after that problem. Delta Air Lines and United have decided to increase their compensation for those bumped, while Southwest Airlines has decided to phase out overbooking completely.

This article is showing that airlines are finally looking at one of the most annoying things when flying. This information is very interesting to people who fly regularly. I personally have had to give up my seat on a flight home and it is exciting to see that airlines are finally looking into the problem.

Ostrower, Jon. “Airline Bumpings at Lowest Rate in over Two Decades.” CNNMoney. Cable News Network, 9 Feb. 2018. Web. 11 Feb. 2018. <http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/08/news/airline-bumping-rates/index.html?iid=SF_LN>.