Originally Posted by
bocastephen
Don't know what I'm talking about? Really...pretty rude and assumptive of you since you have no idea of my background with airlines or aviation.
I don't care what BA or CX does - the fact of the matter is the carriers I know (in the US) DO NOT deliberately overbook their premium cabin. You can throw a tantrum over my statement if you want, but that's a fact unless you can print out PBTs that show evidence to the contrary.
Sorry but you are incorrect. Many US carriers may struggle to oversell their premium cabins but they do when they can, obviously though only within pre-defined limits. I work with several colleagues who used to work at US carriers and they laughed in my face when I suggested that they did not oversell. I have also dealt with customers from a major US carrier who have selected to take a BA flight as the US carrier did not have a seat for them due to oversales.