1. And only Southwest is worse in bumping confirmed passengers because of overbooking. 2. Passengers are bumped around on rough roads, slammed to a halt and gently misted twice. 3. Passengers are bumped when an airline oversells seats to compensate for no-shows. 4. U.S. Department of Transportation regulations require airlines to look for volunteers before they bump a passenger involuntarily. 5. An annual review of airline quality also found more passengers bumped from overcrowded flights and more mishandled checked baggage. 6. Despite promises by the airline industry, more flights are late, more passengers are bumped and more baggage is mishandled, a new study finds. 7. Pudjobroto, who like many Indonesians uses one name, said the carrier was renowned for being late and for bumping confirmed passengers off overbooked flights. |