Almost unbelievable, but true
In the case that an airline does not find enough volunteers who give up their reservations, they deny boarding to them against their will.
Another typical strategy is that airlines, in order to keep their business profitable, sometimes use smaller aircrafts, especially if they don't expect enough bookings on a certain flight route. In this case, some passengers may be booked on other flights.
If you were denied boarding because of an overbooking, you may be entitled to a compensation. But note: A compensation for overbooking is only due to the passenger who was denied boarding but had checked in on time with complete travel documents.
Nach geltender EU-Fluggastrechteverordnung haben Fluggäste bei Umbuchungen einen Anspruch
auf eine Entschädigungszahlung. Fair In The Air kann im Normalfall einen
Entschädigungsanspruch von 250 bis 600 Euro für Sie durchsetzen! Die Entschädigungssumme ist
nicht abhängig vom Ticketpreis, da es sich hierbei nicht um eine Flugpreiserstattung, sondern um
eine pauschale Entschädigungszahlung handelt, deren Höhe gesetzlich geregelt ist.
If you were denied boarding against your will because of an overbooking, you may be entitled to a compensation of up to 600 Euro. Note that the actual ticket price for the initial flight does not affect the amount of your compensation. According to the EU Right, air passengers can claim compensation when they are affected of a denied boarding. No matter if they fly as business travelers or on package holidays. For your claim to be eligible the flight must depart or land within the EU. In the latter case the airline has to have its headquarters in the EU. If an airline is responsible for denied boarding, passengers are entitled to claim compensation for the overbooking. The amount of compensation depends on the flight distance.
With FairintheAir it is possible to claim on flights as far back as 3 years. Use our online-calculator to check your amount of compensation!