Here's The Real Reason Airlines Like United Overbook Your Flights: "That leaves angry potential customers with two main options: lobby the government to make overbooking illegal, or band together with fellow passengers at the airport to force the airlines to pay more to bump someone from a flight. Or you could ditch airlines altogether and drive if that’s a possibility. But until overbooking becomes an illegal act or an economic liability, airlines are going to keep doing it.
"
'via Blog this'