In order to accommodate as many Passengers as possible, and
based upon the experience that a number of travelers will not show up
for the flight on which they hold a reservation, we may confirm space
above the capacity of the aircraft (also referred to as ”overbooking”). We
and most other airlines operate compensation schemes for Passengers
with confirmed reservations who are unjustifiably denied boarding or
downgraded because of the non-availability of seats. We make every
effort to provide seats for which confirmed reservations have been made.
When selecting Passengers for rebooking or downgrading, we will first
seek for volunteers who are prepared to stand down from their
reservation, subject to any security and/or operational constraints at the airport concerned.
If you are holding a confirmed reservation on a certain flight and you are denied boarding or downgraded solely because of overbooking, you will qualify for denied boarding or downgrading compensation as the case may be in accordance with applicable law regarding denied boarding and down grading. For travel within EU and from a non-EU country into EU applicable law is Regulation (EC) 261/2004.
In case of denied boarding we will in addition to denied boarding compensation cover reasonable costs for assistance (e.g. phone calls, refreshments/meals and overnight accommodation) up to the next possible departure. Furthermore the provision regarding your right to help in situations with irregularities described in Article 9.4 will apply to situations of denied boarding and/or down grading.