Iberia is Looking at Ways To Persuade Passengers to Voluntarily Give Up Their Seats On Overbooked Flights... And Potentially Miss Out On Compensation

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Iberia is Looking at Ways To Persuade Passengers to Voluntarily Give Up Their Seats On Overbooked Flights... And Potentially Miss Out On Compensation

Spanish flag carrier Iberia is currently running a survey in which it is asking passengers whether they would be willing to voluntarily give up their seat on an overbooked flight in exchange for being able to use the premium airport lounge or an inflight upgrade. Within Europe, airlines are heavily regulated when it comes to denying passengers boarding due to an overbooking situation. That’s not to say airlines can’t overbook flights or involunt…