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Originally Posted by Love2Swim
Yes, overbooking is a fact of life, that doesn't make it right. If I pay $600 for a ticket, purchase it well in advance, I get to the airport on time, etc., I expect to have a seat on the plane. You make all your plans, and sometimes they can't be changed. This happened to me a couple of years ago, I was bumped from a United flight and unable to get a rescheduled flight until a few days later. This was to go to my son's wedding! I ended up paying a hefty price for a last minute ticket on another airline.
This is wrong on so many levels.
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While overbooking is a fact of life these days, when it happens and no one steps forward immediately, the airline should suck it up and keep raising the offer...for volunteers to take another flight.
At some point, when the incentive is high enough...someone will volunteer to get off.