Delta avoids the overbooking issue by having a much SMARTER policy

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8. I like Delta

I've flown internationally at least once a year over the last few years and they seem to have a good operation on the whole though hartsfield can be deeply unpleasant on the return if you're connecting from an international flight. Frequent baggage problems (broken belts, etc.) has been my experience. Not sure how much of that is on Delta.

I flew United to Cancun in February and had a good experience though we didn't check bags. It was basically a more impersonal Southwest.

But I've seen Delta's bidding in action and it seems like a good solution.

Flying to South Africa on BA next month and am interested in seeing how that experience is going to go. Their reviews on Skytrax lately have been bad but the price was too good to pass up.