Bumped Quotes

“It is a really nasty thing for an airline to strand a passenger thousands of miles away from their final destination.”
― Steven Magee

“Stranding passengers thousands of miles away from their final destinations is a feature of budget airlines.”
― Steven Magee

“It is important to not be the last to board an airplane, as airplane seats are often oversold and you may find they need to bump some passengers off the flight. The gate agents will be looking for silly reasons to bump passengers off as they board the plane and if enough are not bumped, the last passengers to board may be in trouble!”
― Steven Magee

“There is a fraud going on in the airlines regarding bumping passengers from their flights. A passenger that is bumped from their flight is entitled to compensation. If the airline documents that bumping as a ‘No Show’, the passenger is not entitled to compensation. Incorrectly recording passengers as ‘No Show’ saves the airline money and keeps its bumping numbers artificially low.”
― Steven Magee

“Airlines ‘Bumping’ passengers off overbooked flights is also known as ‘Denied Boarding’.”
― Steven Magee