Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airlines routinely overbook flights based on historical no-show data, which can result in passengers being involuntarily bumped.

These are the steps you should take if you're bumped from a flight, plus tips to avoid becoming the victim of an overbooked flight in the future. Airlines routinely overbook flights based on ...

With airlines cutting flights by the thousands because of the high price and scarcity of aviation fuel, one inevitable consequence is that some aircraft will be flying fuller than ever before. Some ...

What are your rights if you are on an overbooked flight? - Ryanair and Jet2 do not routinely sell more tickets than there are ...

In response to the notorious dragging of a seated passenger in April, United Airlines is set to launch a program that lets passengers on overbooked flights make a bid on how much compensation they ...

After viral videos of a bloodied passenger being dragged off an overbooked United Express flight by aviation security fueled criticism of the airline, Twitter users poked fun at the airline's tactics.

ATLANTA -- One mom scored big when an airline overbooked her flight. Delta, desperate to make room on board, offered thousands of dollars for a seat. One mom held out until the price was right. That ...

A long line of passengers waits at an airport gate. The only thing worse than fighting for overhead bin space on a fully packed flight? Finding out you’ve been denied boarding altogether.