Nto over-sales etc....o you're right bud.....they do sell more tickets usually hoping some people don't show, but if they do, they turn in
Hmm, interesting insight bud. They might only Hand out vouchers if you "volunteer" to give up your seat, instead of being "bumped" etc....I doubt they do it for "every" instance but I have heard of it being done before.
No ya you're right bud. I thought it was oversold, my mistake.....sorry for the mis-info. People get bumped, airlines sell more seats then available, but I guess what I'm trying to say is "some" passengers don't understand why the airlines sell more tickets then what the airplane can seat, especially those who don't fly much. It seems you understand, which is good! I've seen people throw their luggage around in terminals, yelling at gate agents, etc. They don't get it.......
Back when I was, I randomly got picked six flights in a row for additional security screenings. If there's luggage to lose, it's usually mine. And I've been bumped more times than I like to remember. One of those instances that stands out: I had to fly from Philly to Atlanta for the first day of a new job. It was two hours to Philly from my home, so I kenneled my dogs late Sunday morning and trekked up to Philly for an early afternoon flight. After parking my car and going through all of the pre-flight stuff (baggage check, security screenings, etc), I get to the gate and learn I might not have a seat. Turns out that I didn't (oversold), but there was another flight leaving later in the evening that MIGHT be able to accommodate me. I struck out there, too. And then got shot down when I explained my situation and inquired about a hotel comp. My choices were to sleep in the terminal, pay for a hotel room in Philly, or drive two hours home and two hours back. And still had to call my new employer to tell them I wasn't going to be there on the first day. 
