Originally Posted by
Bear96
Wait, what?
So if a mechanical issue takes an entire aircraft out of service and the flight cancels, all passengers are entitled to IDB compensation because there are more passengers than the zero seats that ended up actually being available so it was technically "oversold"?
Do they also have to solicit volunteers first in that situation to comply with the IDB regs?
Assuming you are actually serious, DOT already has that case covered....
If you are denied boarding involuntarily, you are entitled to a payment of “denied boarding compensation” from the airline unless:
(1) you have not fully complied with the airline's ticketing, check-in and reconfirmation requirements, or you are not acceptable for transportation under the airline's usual rules and practices; or
(2) you are denied boarding because the flight is canceled; or
(3) you are denied boarding because a smaller capacity aircraft was substituted for safety or operational reasons; or
(4) on a flight operated with an aircraft having 60 or fewer seats, you are denied boarding due to safety-related weight/balance restrictions that limit payload; or