Could you be dragged off your next flight? Experts reveal why airlines ALWAYS overbook seats and what your rights are if you get bumped
Video shows a passenger physically removed from an overbooked United flight
Airlines sell more than capacity as chances are not all passengers will show up
Based on stats, airlines can predict the most profitable number of seats to sell
Every year around 50,000 people with valid plane tickets are bumped off flights because they've been overbooked.
For some passengers this isn't merely a minor inconvenience but something that sabotages an entire holiday or a working week ahead. But for the 69-year-old man who was dragged off an overbooked United flight, bloodied and disorientated on Sunday night, the experience can be extremely distressing.
So why do airlines adopt the practice of selling more seats than actually exist? Experts have spoken to MailOnline Travel to explain how a business model based on probability could leave you without a seat on your next flight and what your rights are if you too get bumped.
Airlines across the world overbook seats as the business model, based on probability, gleans the highest profits
Man forcibly removed from plane because flight was overbooked
United is facing growing anger after they selected the man - who claimed to be a doctor - to be bumped from the overbooked flight to Louisville to make room for its staff at Chicago O' Hare airport, on Sunday night.
The airline's CEO apologised as a new video emerged of the man, who had refused to leave the flight, bleeding heavily from the mouth in the aftermath of being forcibly removed from the aircraft by officials.
In his apology, United CEO Oscar Munoz said: 'This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologise for having to re-accommodate these customers.
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