Let’s make a deal. You’ve got two choices. You can take $1,300 to waste four hours of your time, or you can take $50 for eight hours you’ll never get back. Easy choice, right?

Right. Nobody would pick jury duty over being bumped from a flight. And that’s the choice you just made. Federal jurors are paid up to $50 a day for their service. Inconvenienced fliers make up to $1,300 if they are forced to wait four or more hours for the next flight.