7 REASONS AN AIRLINE CAN BUMP YOU OFF A FLIGHT

7 REASONS AN AIRLINE CAN BUMP YOU OFF A FLIGHT
1. The airline priced tickets for this flight too low.
If a carrier realizes through its electronic reservation system that a non-stop flight fills too fast, that could indicate the ticket fares are too cheap.
2. The air marshal needs your seat.
Because air marshals protect the public, they are sometimes seated in first class without prior warning. If one of them shows up and needs your seat, you can be bumped, reassigned to a...nother seat, or put on the next available flight. And you won’t even get an explanation; the government doesn’t want you to blab that there’s an air marshal on board
3. The carrier abandons the route.
Consolidation within the industry has prompted some airlines to cut back on the number of available flights
4. You have poor fashion sense.
The decision rests with the cabin crew, but if you wear a T-shirt with vulgar or semi-vulgar words or pictures, you could be refused boarding.
5. You’re too large for one seat.
Every airline has a rule on passenger size, but it’s generally not enforced—unless someone complains.
6. You can’t control your kids.
Parents and their offspring have been booted from flights as a result of ill-mannered children who throw a temper tantrum, refuse to stay in their seats, wear a safety belt, or follow crew instructions.
7. The flight is overbooked.
Despite sophisticated computer systems, airlines still overbook flights and, occasionally, double book seats. The latter usually happens with last-minute check-ins. Who gets priority? It depends on the airline, but many will give preference to upper tier frequent-flyer members,. It’s also based, to some extent, on when you checked in. If you’re bumped, you are entitled to receive up to $1,350 in cash, depending on the reason for the bump, the length of any delay, and the price of your ticket. Some airlines may prod you to take a travel voucher instead. Don’t take it. “Vouchers can be difficult to apply and they expire in a year,” “Leave with the cash!