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For those traveling by air, the ' Overbooking is perhaps the most feared risk as it could blow up any last minute holiday. This English word, which is now a permanent entry in the language of tourism, is often translated as "overbooking". Thus transformed loses all the charm and sound of English but at least it becomes much clearer.

In practice this happens, as airlines make predictions on how many passengers (with the ticket) actually arrive at the airport. If you determine that a certain amount of people, despite having paid the flight, do not turn to leave, then the companies decide to sell more tickets than there are actually places on veivolo.

For example: The airline PartodaMilano (which is a great company!) Has a plane in two months from Milan Malpensa to London Gatwick. On veivolo there are a total of 200 seats. After statistics on previous flights, I, who am the owner and CEO of the company, I noticed that 10% of those who buy a ticket and then not show up at departure. Leaving, on average, about twenty free places on the plane. Then I decided that instead of selling 200 tickets for 200 seats, sell 220 tickets for 200 seats. The mechanism is unclear. But it is even easier to imagine what can happen when you have more passengers than expected. Nice catch.

But do not think that this strategy is typical only of low-cost but ... the recent problems with overbooking had them Alitalia, as told by the news loop.

In general, the process of overbooking is not a criminal one. Moreover, this mechanism allows companies to reduce costs due to lost money empty seats possibly making the ticket more competitive. "

How can you avoid the ' Overbooking?

To be sure to leave you must have a boarding pass. For must have a boarding pass check-in. If there are problems of overbooking, you have to check-in before the available places to finish. So before you get better.

And if I stay on the ground and what are my rights?)

"Passengers who are denied boarding are entitled to receive compensation from the airline amounting to:

- 250 EUR for all flights of less than or equal to 1 500 kilometers ;

- EUR 400 for all intra-Community flights of more than 1 500 kilometers and for all other flights between 1 500 and 3 500 kilometers ;

- EUR 600 for all flights not falling under the letters

The company may reduce the amount of compensation by 50% if the passengers are given the opportunity to travel on an alternative flight whose arrival time does not exceed than the originally booked flight, respectively, two, three or four hours. The compensation must be paid in cash, by electronic bank transfer, bank orders or checks or, in agreement with the passenger, in travel vouchers and / or other services, regardless of the price when buying the ticket. In addition, passengers against their will are entitled to a refund of the ticket price or re-routing as well as

• meals and refreshments in relation to the waiting time

• appropriate accommodation, if they are needed one or more nights

• airport transfers the place of accommodation and vice versa

• two telephone calls or messages via telex, fax or e-mail. "

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