Originally Posted by
eshroom
So I am at the gate and they have refused to ask for volunteers due to the overbooked flight. Isn't this again EU261 rules?
Even if it does (and you can't be 100% sure they didn't ask for volunteers) it doesn't make much of a difference for your compensation etc.
Out of interest, how did you know at 9AM that you will be denied boarding and that the flight is oversold?