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Re:A flight search engine that combines flights from differe... by bityard on Friday September 20, 2024 @12:54PM (#41603720)
I haven't flown in a number of years, but when I was, it was common knowledge that all airlines intentionally overbooked their flights. If you ended up being one of the unfortunate last 5% (or whatever) to check in, you were effectively turned away and offered a voucher for your trouble.

Is that still done?

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Re:A flight search engine that combines flights from differe... by telesilla on Friday September 20, 2024 @04:06PM (#41605138)
A friend was bumped on a full flight from London to Europe last week because he didn't check in early enough, but I haven't heard of it happening on the continent side.
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Re:A flight search engine that combines flights from differe... by WildGreenLeave on Friday September 20, 2024 @04:00PM (#41605095)
As far as I know this is a true American problem, I have never heard about this, or have experienced this in Europe or Asia.
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