var json_comments = new Array("<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2950443\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=98911\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-98911-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=98911\">FatLynn</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2950443\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-12T21:49:38-05:00\">November 12, 2007  9:49 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2950443);\">Moderate</a> |</span>	<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"http://consumerist.com/mt-static/plugins/Moderate/moderate.js\"></script>	<script type=\"text/javascript\">		successMsg = \"\";	</script><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2950443');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>This is a great reason to check in online before you get to the airport.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2950443, 'FatLynn')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2950689\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=101266\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=101266\">GoBobbyGo</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2950689\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-12T22:03:54-05:00\">November 12, 2007 10:03 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2950689);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2950689');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>\"And although the odds are slim that you'll get bumped involuntarily -- about one in 10,000\" in general</p><p>But then:</p><p>\"If you really want to make that wedding, arrive at the airport at least an hour early, check your bags promptly, and make sure your spot on the plane is earmarked. 'If you have a seat assignment, there's a 99.9% chance you're going,' says Tom Parsons of the membership travel site Bestfares.com.\"</p><p>This seems to imply that getting a seat assigment changes your chance of getting bumped from 1-in-10,000 to 1-in-1,000, a tenfold INCREASE.</p><p>Sounds like someone doesn't understand numbers...</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2950689, 'GoBobbyGo')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2951218\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=98911\"><img        src=\"/mt-static/support/assets_c/userpics/userpic-98911-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=98911\">FatLynn</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2951218\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-12T22:37:41-05:00\">November 12, 2007 10:37 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2951218);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2951218');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I hear you have a better chance of getting a seat if you are covered in salad dressing.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2951218, 'FatLynn')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2951599\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=6303\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-6303-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=6303\">RumorsDaily</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2951599\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-12T23:03:34-05:00\">November 12, 2007 11:03 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2951599);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2951599');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I've never actually been able to cash in the free trips, they have blackout dates and are often next to useless.  Don't bother doing them the favor.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2951599, 'RumorsDaily')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952086\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=184148\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-184148-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=184148\">BlondeGrlz</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952086\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-12T23:46:12-05:00\">November 12, 2007 11:46 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952086);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952086');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>I got bumped by Delta once, even though we arrived at the airport an hour early for a 7 am flight. They put us on a USAirways flight instead, leaving 10 minutes earlier, going to the same location, and upgraded us to first class. Nice deal, right? Except the Delta employee didn't check us into the original flight, so they cancelled our return tickets. It was a nightmare trying to get back, especially since they kept blaming us for \"missing\" or original fligt. Did I mention it was my honeymoon? I will never agree to be bumped EVER again.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952086, 'BlondeGrlz')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952113\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=68776\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-68776-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=68776\">sonichghog</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952113\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-12T23:48:42-05:00\">November 12, 2007 11:48 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952113);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952113');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Want to stay on the plane, check your wheelchair with your luggage.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952113, 'sonichghog')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952131\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=180473\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-180473-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=180473\">BigNutty</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952131\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-12T23:50:21-05:00\">November 12, 2007 11:50 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952131);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952131');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>I haven't had to fly anywhere recently but in the past I would always volunteer to get bumped and collect the payoff (cash and tickets). I was not a business traveler so it didn't matter what time or day I arrived at my destination.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952131, 'BigNutty')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952255\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">StevieD    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952255\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T00:01:33-05:00\">November 13, 2007 12:01 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952255);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952255');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Sure I will volunteer to be bumped.... there are 5 kids under the age of 6 in my party, my granny with the bladder problem, Uncle Bob with a great case of the farts, and Aunt Suzie that reaks of salad dressing and Jim Beam.</p><br /><p>Please, Please, PLEASE bump me.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952255, 'StevieD')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952462\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=53106\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-53106-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=53106\">faust1200</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952462\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T00:20:16-05:00\">November 13, 2007 12:20 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952462);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952462');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I think overbooking flights should be illegal.  They are selling tickets to seats that don't exist.  How is that fair or moral in any way?  Where else are you legally allowed to sell tickets to something that doesn't exist?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952462, 'faust1200')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952513\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=140241\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=140241\">XTC46</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952513\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T00:25:55-05:00\">November 13, 2007 12:25 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952513);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952513');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c2952462\" rel=\"nofollow\">faust1200</a>: Movie theaters, concerts, hotels, restaurants, etc</p><p>Just about any place you can make a  reservation will over reserve because they have an expected number of people who won't show up. Some just have a much smaller impact when they are wrong.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952513, 'XTC46')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952573\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=53106\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-53106-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=53106\">faust1200</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952573\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T00:32:06-05:00\">November 13, 2007 12:32 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952573);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952573');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>I just wish I could ask \"Now is this a ticket to the theoretical seat, room, etc. or the actual one?\"</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952573, 'faust1200')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952639\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">louisb3    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952639\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T00:37:51-05:00\">November 13, 2007 12:37 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952639);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952639');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Does the 1-2 hours late thing apply if you're scheduled to be later, or also if your new flight is behind schedule?</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952639, 'louisb3')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2952949\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=177766\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=177766\">yikz</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2952949\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T01:12:21-05:00\">November 13, 2007  1:12 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2952949);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2952949');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>Delta and the feeder airlines for Delta all fly regional jets.  The bulk of the RJ traffic for Delta is carried by several aircraft.  The Canadair CRJ-40 and CRJ-50 are susceptible to some strange weight and balance issues during even the mildest weather  conditions.  The only way to make weight and balance with enough fuel to safely fly to most destinations is to bump 4 passengers.  I sat in the Cincinnati airport in the C concourse during the mildest weather, and every gate was asking for 4 volunteers.   I had a pilot give me the details while we waited for our plane.  The pilot told me that it would have made more sense to move up to the CRJ-900 or several other larger RJ's because they can carry more fuel without bumping passengers.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2952949, 'yikz')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2953667\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=160972\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-160972-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=160972\">durkzilla</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2953667\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T02:36:45-05:00\">November 13, 2007  2:36 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2953667);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2953667');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>The only real way to guarantee you don't get bumped involuntarily is to not buy a super saver ticket.  I got bumped off a flight on United which I had checked in two hours early for and was flying on an airline I had elite frequent flyer status with, but because my ticket was the lowest price ticket I was bumped first.</p><p>Needless to say, I was less than thrilled.  The voucher never got used, in fact, I don't think I've flown United since...</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2953667, 'durkzilla')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2955947\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">                <a href=\"\"><img src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"         width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>            </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\">loganmo    </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2955947\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T12:50:34-05:00\">November 13, 2007 12:50 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2955947);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2955947');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>@<a href=\"http://consumerist.com/consumer/how-to/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight-321788.php#c2952462\" rel=\"nofollow\">faust1200</a>: Hotels do this all the time...back when I used to work for a major chain of limited service hotels (it shall remain nameless, but \"Stay Smart\"), we used to overbook the hotel by 2 or 3 rooms all the time. We know, statistically, that a certain number of people on a typical night would somehow not show up and not cancel. In fact, we got bonuses for having a \"perfect fill\" night which almost always required us to overbook in order to get the extra cash.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2955947, 'loganmo')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2964384\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=133905\"><img        src=\"/css/images/default.gif\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=133905\">jmschn</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2964384\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-13T21:45:04-05:00\">November 13, 2007  9:45 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2964384);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2964384');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p><p>Just got back from AZ and the return flight was oversold. They asked for volunteers and since I didn't have to be anywhere at a given time, I gave up my seat for a free roundtrip to the continguous U.S.</p></p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2964384, 'jmschn')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-2967932\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=67731\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-67731-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=67731\">war59312</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-2967932\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2007-11-14T03:00:30-05:00\">November 14, 2007  3:00 AM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(2967932);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=2967932');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>XTC46 and faust1200, it should still be illegal and it should be illegal for all industry including TV btw.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(2967932, 'war59312')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>","<div class=\"comments-content\">        <div class=\"comment last\" id=\"comment-7395944\">    <div class=\"inner\">	 <div class=\"user-pic\">        <a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;amp;blog_id=1&amp;amp;id=358196\"><img        src=\"http://consumerist.com/assets_c/userpics/userpic-358196-100x100.png\"        width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"user-pic\" /></a>    </div>        <div class=\"comment-header\">            <div class=\"asset-meta\"> <div class=\"vcard author\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&amp;blog_id=1&amp;id=358196\">godlyfrog</a>        </div>				<div class=\"comment-date\"><a href=\"http://consumerist.com/2007/11/protect-yourself-from-being-bumped-off-a-flight.html#comment-7395944\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2008-08-24T13:56:37-05:00\">August 24, 2008  1:56 PM</abbr></a></div>				<div class=\"comment-moderate\"><span><a href=\"javascript:moderateComment(7395944);\">Moderate</a> |</span><a href='javascript:void(0)' onClick=\"return moderate(this, 'http://consumerist.com/cgi-bin/mt/plugins/Moderate/moderate.cgi?__mode=flag&comment_id=7395944');\">Flag for review</a></div>            </div>        </div><!-- end comment header -->        <div class=\"comment-content\">            <p>@<a href=\"#c2967932\" rel=\"nofollow\">war59312</a>: If done right, nobody gets hurt.  The problem is when it's not done right.  You don't overbook during a convention or holidays, for example, because there's a good chance you won't be able to find your guest a room at another hotel, either.</p><p>Allowing hotels to overbook is what gets you cheap rates and special rates for funerals and the like.  Without the ability to overbook, all the prices will go up.</p>        </div>	<div class=\"reply\">	 <div class=\"reply-button\"><a title=\"Reply\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"mtReplyCommentOnClick(7395944, 'godlyfrog')\">Reply</a></div>		<!-- if it's a top level category ' -->		    </div><!-- end reply- button -->    </div></div>        <!-- Display comment (top level parent) -->    </div>");