Posted
4/28/2010 09:03:00 PM
by Douglas
I've never really agreed with the airline's industry practice of overselling flight, but turns out when SWA did it too much, they got called on
it.Southwest Airlines, which bumped more passengers than any U.S. carrier last year, has been fined $200,000 for violating rules on kicking passengers off oversold flights.
Federal rules require airlines to first ask for volunteers who will give up their seats in exchange for compensation. After that, airlines can begin to bump passengers. Most of those bumped are entitled to up to $800 in cash.
If you've even been on a flight held up while they beg someone to take a later flight, you really don't give a shit if they fly with a empty seat every once in a while.