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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

EasyJet prioritises its own package holiday customers when deciding who to kick off overbooked flights

Simon Calder

Britain’s biggest budget airline is less likely to deny a passenger boarding on an overbooked flight if they are travelling on an easyJet package holiday, The Independent has learnt.

Like many airlines, easyJet routinely sells more tickets than there are seats on the plane for popular departures. The airline says its typical no-show rate is 5 per cent, or an average of nine passengers for each full flight.

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