Air Canada agents reveal overselling practices
Is this only a North American thing? I&#x27;ve flown hundreds of times within Europe over the last few years, and every single time I&#x27;ve had a seat assigned at online check in, usually 24-72hrs before boarding depending on airline.<p>I&#x27;ve seen lines of standby passengers at Frankfurt, waiting at the gate just in case they get lucky at the last minute, but knowing in advance that they don&#x27;t have a seat on that plane unless somebody else fails to turn up; and I&#x27;d assumed that the European carriers probably <i>do</i> overbook but manage it at check in time; I&#x27;ve never seen or heard of anyone ever getting turned away at the gate when they already had a boarding pass.