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Flight Overbooked? Use Game Theory to Get the Biggest Payout

Using math to get the most bang for your buck on an overbooked flight.

05/08/2017 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Flight Overbooked? Use Game Theory to Get the Biggest Payout

Clip: 5/8/2017 | 8m 54sVideo has Closed Captions

Using math to get the most bang for your buck on an overbooked flight.

How can an airline passenger get the biggest bang for their buck and turn what could be a frustrating situation into a profitable one? Game theory, a mathematical study of strategic interaction, can help.

05/08/2017 | Rating NR

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