Originally Posted by
canadiancow
If it wasn't overbooked, the OP would have been put on the flight. The fact that there was no space for the OP+1, who held a confirmed reservation, means it was overbooked.
That overbooking may have been created when they processed standby, but that's irrelevant. OP met all requirements outlined in the tariff to qualify for IDB compensation.
If the flight departed with empty seats, then this is a much more egregious issue.
Oh, I agree with your reasoning. But I don't think it prevents AC from trying to weasel its way out of compensation. I think we know the argument AC might employ here: OP was offloaded before new pax were confirmed, therefore there were never more pax holding confirmed reservations than the number of seats available because AC unconfirmed OP's reservation, therefore Rule 90 doesn't apply. This is of course a rubbish argument since as the CTA has confirmed an airline can't just unilaterally unconfirm someone's reservation at its own convenience, but that doesn't stop AC from using it anyway.