Originally Posted by
Max Angle
Its not some, its every airline that is successful enough to have full aircraft, it is standard practice throughout the industry. The only ones who don't overbook are those that don't have enough passengers to do it.
JetBlue proclaims that it does not overbook. According to this analysis, while that's technically true, in practice they end up with a lot of IDBs. Their fleet is mixed A320/A321, and when a flight originally scheduled for an A321 has an A320 substituted, the airline is short a lot of seats.
For an Airline That Doesn?t Overbook, JetBlue Sure is Bumping a Lot of Travelers | Cranky Flier