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In response to "I don't get how overbooking is valid." by Will Hunting

Airline are allowed by law to overbook as they no they will have no-shows (hotels do it too)

Posted by ty97 Apr 10 '17, 06:27

But airlines ideally don't want to bump anyone because it costs them so they try to predict based on past patterns what the ideal overbook amount it. Sometimes they get it wrong.

When you hear them asking for volunteers at the gate to take $300 (or likewise) and a later flight, that's because they are overbooked and want to get someone to take Voluntarily Denied Boarding (VDB). That's because VDB is cheaper for them than Involuntarily Denied Boarding (IDB) which has, IINM, set (and not cheap) payments to the IDB customer by law

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But here's my question -- you take my money for the ticket. If I don't show, I don't get the money back in many cases, do I? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:31 1
- IDB amounts are higher than the cost of many tickets, but even if they are not, no you don't. - ty97 Apr 10, 06:33

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Airline are allowed by law to overbook as they no they will have no-shows (hotels do it too)

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