Originally Posted by
mvoight
Of course, the new air travel bill will prevent airlines from deboarding people who have boarded when the flight is oversold.
I also remember when it was not possible to change seats online after checking in. I now see this is possible.
IME airlines rarely ever bump someone already on board. I've had an announcement made asking for volunteers during boarding. A couple years ago I was sitting in 1A and the GA came on after boarding and asked for a volunteer ($500 voucher). I jumped up and volunteered. He told me to gather my belongings and he'd meet me at the podium. After about 15-20 minutes he finally comes back to the podium and tells me to go ahead and reboard.