Oversales
A compilation of rules, guidance, enforcement orders and other related information regarding aviation oversales.
Rules
| Name | Document |
|---|---|
| 14 CFR Part 250 - Oversales | View Rule |
| Final Rule: Implementing Certain Provisions of the TICKETS Act and Revisions to Denied Boarding Compensation and Domestic Baggage Liability Limits | Link |
| 2015 Inflation Adjustments: Oversales, Baggage and Civil Penalties | View PDF |
| April 2011 amendments | View PDF |
| Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Modernizing Payment of Denied Boarding Compensation | Link |
Guidance
| Name | Date | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting oversales: value of travel vouchers | 04/21/2006 | View PDF |
| Reporting of oversales: misreporting involuntary bumpings as voluntary, failing to report bumped passengers that are ineligible for compensation | 11/19/1996 | View PDF |
| Powerpoint presentation on 2011 amendments | View Presentation | |
| Notice of enforcement policy: oversale notice for foreign carriers |
08/05/2011 |
View PDF |
Enforcement Orders
| Name | Order No. | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines, Inc. | 2020-6-5 | View PDF |
| Bryan and Renee Jackson and Bridgitte Prince v. American Airlines | 2018-10-16 | View PDF |
| Air Canada | 2018-5-27 | View PDF |
| Mike Borsetti v. British Airways | 2018-5-17 | View PDF |
| Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. | 2018-4-7 | View PDF |
| Frontier Airlines, Inc. | 2017-08-27 | View PDF |
| Frontier Airlines, Inc. | 2017-7-8 | View PDF |
| JetBlue Airways | 2016-12-4 | View PDF |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 2016-8-33 | View PDF |
| Alaska Airlines, Inc. | 2016-8-32 | View PDF |
| United Airlines, Inc. | 2016-8-31 | View PDF |
| American Airlines, Inc. | 2016-8-30 | View PDF |
| American Airlines, Inc. | 2015-9-10 | View PDF |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 2013-6-20 | View PDF |
| American Airlines, Inc. | 2011-2-14 | View PDF |
| Comair | 2010-7-18 | View PDF |
| Southwest Airlines, Inc. | 2010-4-14 | View PDF |
| Spirit Airlines, Inc. | 2009-9-8 | View PDF |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 2009-7-7 | View PDF |
| US Airways, Inc. | 2008-12-13 | View PDF |
| Frontier Airlines, Inc. | 2008-11-1 | View PDF |
| Northwest Airlines, Inc. | 2007-6-12 | View PDF |
Other Documents
| Name | Date | Document |
|---|---|---|
| DOT Letter to United | 05/12/2017 | View PDF |
Last updated: Wednesday, October 6, 2021