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§ 250.2a Policy regarding denied boarding.

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Title 14 CFR: Aeronautics and Space › Chapter II: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS) › Part 250: OVERSALES › § 250.2a: § 250.2a Policy regarding denied boarding.

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In the event of an oversold flight, every carrier shall ensure that the smallest practicable number of persons holding confirmed reserved space on that flight are denied boarding involuntarily.

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