Originally Posted by
badhorsey
Very interesting indeed… with the new regulations in place, I would have guessed that a voluntary bumping would be preferential for the airline, if they can give a flight voucher which would cost them less than the hard cash equivalent?
Yes, it always used to be, but the regulations turned out to be less generous (in this particular instance) than the bump compensation the more reputable airlines were giving. Faced with a rule setting it all out, they seemed to decide that that was enough to reduce compensation to the minimum statutory amount.
This isn't always the case, but is my personal experience.
The loopholes in that legislation are large enough to taxi an A380 through.