Overbooking ?
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Overbooking ?
How can I check whether a CO flight is overbooked? Seatcounter shows no availability but does not tell me whether the flight is overbooked
Saturday Nov 7th GVA - EWR...
Saturday Nov 7th GVA - EWR...
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Does that mean economy is overbooked by 9?
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Is it the norm that CO overbooks? I am due to fly from Shannon to EWR on November 20 and see that flight is full. As I am booked in BF, does this help my chances of not getting bounced from the flight? I would appreciate any insight into CO's policies and practices in relation to overbooking. Thanks
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Is it the norm that CO overbooks? I am due to fly from Shannon to EWR on November 20 and see that flight is full. As I am booked in BF, does this help my chances of not getting bounced from the flight? I would appreciate any insight into CO's policies and practices in relation to overbooking. Thanks
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Is it the norm that CO overbooks? I am due to fly from Shannon to EWR on November 20 and see that flight is full. As I am booked in BF, does this help my chances of not getting bounced from the flight? I would appreciate any insight into CO's policies and practices in relation to overbooking. Thanks
If you have a confirmed seat, especially in BF, the odds of getting "bounced" aka IDB (involunatarily denied boarding) are slim to none. If you have flexibility, VDB (volunartily denied boarding) can sometimes be somewhat lucrative. Never done VDB for a transatlantic flight or BF, but I imagine you would get a decent CO travel certificate. That being said, the odds of overbooking BF I have to imagine are even smaller than getting IDB'd.
He called me back later to let me know that the other IAH/LGW flight was also full, as were the EWR/LGW flights for that particular day that could get me to London by the time I needed to be there. The only option was IAH/EWR, connecting to a VS EWR/LHR flight. The Concierge took care of making all the changes, and even met me at my EWR arrival gate to accompany me to the VS Lounge.
I suspect that CO does just about everything they can to avoid IDB (or even VDB) a paying BF customer.
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No. Actually, there are 7 coach seats held for crew rest. The FAs have four held and the pilots three. With a first class seat available (there are currently four), the pilot rest seat will be moved to first, which will open up three of the coach seats.
The coach number this morning is -6.....and 7 of those are the crew rest seats. I suspect everyone will be boarded.......
DRW
The coach number this morning is -6.....and 7 of those are the crew rest seats. I suspect everyone will be boarded.......
DRW
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Thanks. I ultimately moved the reservation to another flight... but I would have loved to have seen this situation. Good to know of this CO policy - is it typical of all airlines?
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If you have a confirmed seat, especially in BF, the odds of getting "bounced" aka IDB (involunatarily denied boarding) are slim to none. If you have flexibility, VDB (volunartily denied boarding) can sometimes be somewhat lucrative. Never done VDB for a transatlantic flight or BF, but I imagine you would get a decent CO travel certificate. That being said, the odds of overbooking BF I have to imagine are even smaller than getting IDB'd.
After a lot of hassle, they managed to get me to EWR via IAH, the first leg in the last row of coach. Luckily I made the tight connections. I always try to book longer connections when transitting the NY area.