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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From a first person account of a fellow passenger (on reddit) This doc and his wife had originally volunteered to get off the plane, then they found out that United couldn't get them home later that day and the next flight wasn't for 24 hours so they said no.

The same first person account also said the manager who came on the plane said the [b]four people chosen were the ones who had paid the least for their tickets.[/b] [/quote]

by definition, that's not "random" then. [/quote]

Well, it isn't discriminatory at least based on race. The computer doesn't have a "only boot Asians" algorithm nor does it know the race of travelers.

The way it works is they look first at factors like if the passenger missing the flight means they'll miss their connection, since that becomes more of a mess and more costly. Then they eliminate underage travelers and the like. Then, they go by frequent flyer program membership and fare paid. The reason it looks at lowest fare paid is that the regulations limit compensation to a multiple of _fare paid_.

So yes, United is being cheap, [b]but they are not discriminating based on race.[/b] [/quote]

If you believe United. I know I don't. [/quote]

They have no incentive to discriminate based on race. What does it get them if they do?

They have plenty of incentive to pick based on what saves them the most money, so that's why their algorithm is very plausible -- it saves them the most money.[/quote]

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