Originally Posted by
Angliham
Is it the norm that CO overbooks? I am due to fly from Shannon to EWR on November 20 and see that flight is full. As I am booked in BF, does this help my chances of not getting bounced from the flight? I would appreciate any insight into CO's policies and practices in relation to overbooking. Thanks
If you have a confirmed seat, especially in BF, the odds of getting "bounced" aka IDB (involunatarily denied boarding) are slim to none. If you have flexibility, VDB (volunartily denied boarding) can sometimes be somewhat lucrative. Never done VDB for a transatlantic flight or BF, but I imagine you would get a decent CO travel certificate. That being said, the odds of overbooking BF I have to imagine are even smaller than getting IDB'd.