Originally Posted by
UA Fan
Just curious if in general selecting a seat helps prevent getting bumped due to overbooking?
Some believe it does, some believe it does not. I have no proof one way or the other, but I believe it does help, especially if you are already on the plane when they decide they need to bump people and don't have the volunteers
Originally Posted by
UA Fan
If one cannot select a seat at the time of booking would that be an.indication that the flight is overbooked?
Not at all. If they are still selling tickets for the flight or not is about the only real way to see if it's overbooked (at some point they will stop selling tickets)