Originally Posted by
BigFlyer
A friend had already boarded. They announced the plane was overweight. Without asking for volunteers, they took my friend off the plane because she was last to board. They did not first ask for volunteers, and they gave her a voucher for far less than the DBC amount.
Was this a DBC situation? Presumably the airline could have added fuel, the overweight situation was a result of last minute boarding of passengers from another (delayed) flight. (I'm assuming that when my friend was shifted to the new flight her reservation was changed to that flight; I'm not asking for opinions re whether she had a reservation, but whether removal of a passenger from a flight due to an overweight situation requires payment of DBC.)
You don't say WHERE your friend was flying from, WHERE to, or with which AIRLINE - completely impossible to say without this basic info, as rules vary.
If flying from an EU country to anywhere else on any airline - EU DBC regs apply. If flying from outside the EU to the EU, on an EU-based airline, they also apply. Anywhere else - it depends on the local laws.