Book with one of the relatively few carriers that do not overbook flights, notably Ryanair and Jet2. Even then, though, there may be a rare case where some passengers have to be left behind.
Selling more tickets than there are seats available on an aircraft strikes some people as an appalling business practice – bordering on fraud. After all, theatres and sports venues don’t sell ...
Chelsea Dickenson, a British cheap travel expert, wants a roomy airplane seat without paying for it. So she tries her luck with Check-In Chicken, a gambit that involves delaying check-in until — if ...