Quote Originally Posted by sk_tle View Post
I get all this.

But but but. This is one thing to overbook a flight. Another one to let everyone board the plane. I can't understand why didn't they stopped these people before they reach the plane ?
I'm not in any way saying the situation in question was handled properly. Not at all. It should never have come to that. I only tried to give some explanation of some reasons why flights end up overbooked and why crew members, in some situations, have priority over paying customers.

That's in no way being OK with the awful situation that ensued. It was totally preventible.