Rejected petition Stop airlines from being able to overbook flights

Airlines are allowed to sell more seats for a flight than they currently have. This means that purchasing a ticket and turning up on time for a flight does not guarantee a seat. Selling a product that does not exist is an unfair practice and would not be tolerated in other industries.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This law is the responsibility of the EU, not the UK Government or Parliament. The European Parliament has a petitions system:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/atyourservice/en/20150201PVL00037/Petitions

Alternatively, you could start a new petition calling on the UK Government to work with other EU member states to change the law on this.

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Date submitted 11 April 2017
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