2007-05-03 20:17:16 · 5 answers · asked by needcarbs 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
Because lots of times people miss their flights or don't show up. I fly almost 100 times a year, and I only hear them make an announcement that they need people to give up their seats maybe 1 or 2 times a year. So in my experience it's actually very rare that people are bumped off a flight because it's overbooked.
2007-05-04 03:20:36 · answer #1 · answered by Mike R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there are people who book tickets and then don't show up for the flight. If airlines didn't overbook, the majority of planes would be flying with empty seats which doesn't make economic sense
2007-05-04 03:46:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Airlines overbook to compensate for empty seats due to no show passengers. Also, without overbooking, airlines would be turning away passengers who could have flown with them.
Hence, calculated overbooking translates into maximising seat utilisation for the airlines and maximising travel opportunities for passengers.
2007-05-05 12:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but its annoying!
That happened to my flight and my fiance's flight a few weeks ago, they overbooked and were looking for people to give up their seats.
We had a huge delay because of it.
2007-05-05 09:08:19 · answer #4 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a certain percentage of no-shows for every flight. They want to fill all their seats.
2007-05-04 03:21:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋