# 14 C.F.R. § 250.2a (2026): Policy regarding denied boarding

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## Section

- **Citation:** 14 C.F.R. § 250.2a (2026)
- **Heading:** Policy regarding denied boarding
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** 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.

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [14 C.F.R. § 250.1 (2026) § 250.1   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_1.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.2 (2026) § 250.2   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_2.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.2a (2026) § 250.2a   Policy regarding denied boarding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_2a.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.2b (2026) § 250.2b   Carriers to request volunteers for denied boarding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_2b.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.3 (2026) § 250.3   Boarding priority rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_3.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.5 (2026) § 250.5   Amount of denied boarding compensation for passengers denied boarding involuntarily.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_5.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.6 (2026) § 250.6   Exceptions to eligibility for denied boarding compensation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_6.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.7 (2026) § 250.7   Provision to implement the Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2018.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_7.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.8 (2026) § 250.8   Denied boarding compensation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_8.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.9 (2026) § 250.9   Written explanation of denied boarding compensation and boarding priorities, and verbal notification of denied boarding compensation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_9.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.10 (2026) § 250.10   Report of passengers denied confirmed space.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_10.md)
- [14 C.F.R. § 250.11 (2026) § 250.11   Public disclosure of deliberate overbooking and boarding procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T14_P250_S250_11.md)

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