American, Southwest blame MAX grounding for denied boardings rise
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Credit: Rob Finlayson
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are blaming the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX for a spike of denied boardings in the first half of 2019, according to the latest US Department of Transportation (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report. Airlines routinely overbook flights under the assumption that...
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