<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by thadocta:
The reason is because Qantas does not routinely overbook domestic flights, like US and European carriers do. Those third world carriers (European and US) are required to provide compensation by their governments because of this routine overbooking.
Qantas does NOT routinely overbook domestic flights, the only time passengers are bumped is when the aircraft type is changed at short notice, and this is normally due to operational reasons. And in the third world countries mentioned (European countries, plus the United States) if passengers are bumped for operational reasons then no compensation is proffered. So what is the difference?
Dave</font>
I don;t believe that the EU rules on DB compensation give them a get out on aircraft change. I have rarely had flights in Europe get overbooked, I wouldn't class it as 3rd world unlike the USA
Dave