but I’ve never seen overbooking anywhere else in the world.
It’s common everywhere, I’ve been the unlucky one on EasyJet, but BA etc all do it as well. If you’ve got 200 seats, you sell 205 and assume a few people won’t turn up. Usually business travelers who’ve canceled the meeting, and give a few plebs an upgrade. If everyone turns up the last few at check-in don’t get on.
I didn’t complain, I was late by 3 hours, but insurance paid for a £150 taxi so I avoided the minibus transfer and easyjet paid £250 compensation which was half the holiday!
Top Tip:
If it’s you, be overly polite to the check-in staff, it’s not their fault (write to their head office if you need to vent), but when the guy ahead of you is giving them both barrels and every name under the sun (because that’s how all passengers act on those airport shows?) you’ll get whisked off to one side and given the tickets for the next flight which he should have been on, and he’ll be spending the night on the departure lounge chairs 🙂