Airlines overbooking on flights: How can you avoid getting bumped?

By Michael Gebicki
Updated October 5 2015 - 11:29pm, first published 6:04pm
Fly off-peak: Commuter flights and those operating on busy days are more susceptible to overbooking. Photo: Agung Parameswara
Fly off-peak: Commuter flights and those operating on busy days are more susceptible to overbooking. Photo: Agung Parameswara
Fly off-peak: Commuter flights and those operating on busy days are more susceptible to overbooking. Photo: Agung Parameswara
Fly off-peak: Commuter flights and those operating on busy days are more susceptible to overbooking. Photo: Agung Parameswara
Fly off-peak: Commuter flights and those operating on busy days are more susceptible to overbooking. Photo: Agung Parameswara
Fly off-peak: Commuter flights and those operating on busy days are more susceptible to overbooking. Photo: Agung Parameswara
Fly off-peak: Commuter flights and those operating on busy days are more susceptible to overbooking. Photo: Agung Parameswara
Fly off-peak: Commuter flights and those operating on busy days are more susceptible to overbooking. Photo: Agung Parameswara

Overbooking is standard operating procedure for many airlines these days, especially among budget carriers which depend on tightly packed aircraft.

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