When airlines sell more tickets than available seats, passengers can get kicked off their flights — whether they want to or ...

British Airways admitted it overbooked almost half a million seats a year as an EU report warned the problem among all airlines had reached unacceptable levels. The Daily Mail today reveals the ...

Should You Give Up Your Seat on an Overbooked Flight? United Airlines caused a stir last week when footage taken by other travelers of local authorities brutally dragging a passenger from his seat ...

There’s a chance you won’t be allowed on if your flight is overbooked. It sounds ridiculous, but it’s actually a very common practice for some airlines. In early June, Taylor Swift fan Megan ...

A Delta flight set to bring passengers from the United States to Jamaica faced a conundrum when staff realized it had been overbooked, and they spent thousands of dollars setting it right.

Since then, the airlines have changed their policies and even increased the compensation they will give to overbooked passengers: Delta will now pay up to $9,950, and United will pay up to $10,000.

A Bad luck. I am always in the market for being offloaded, and the situation you describe – with a replacement flight soon afterwards – is ideal for earning some cash in time for those post ...

FlySafair left passengers stranded due to overbooking on the first weekend of 2025, and it’s well within its rights to do so.