I have been told, and I don't believe it, that EZY and FR don't overbook, ever. Does anyone know if this is true?
It's clear that the fare is paid and non-refundable, so if a pax shows up late, or not at all, the seat is paid for so the airline doesn't care if the seat flies empty. Logically though one can assume that they would have at least 3% no-shows across all flights, and you would therefore think that they would not be able to resist the opportunity to make a little extra revenue by overbooking just a tad.
If they don't overbook, then why was Rainboe bumped (unless they knew how much he hates them!
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