Complaint: Canceled / Delayed / Overbooked Emirates Overbooking Policy
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Old Jun 5, 2012, 8:14 PM
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Originally Posted by stonecold_1981 View Post
Interesting. It should really depend on what "decided to take the offer" really means. If it means you signed some papers and were given your new boarding pass, then you may have a case to argue here. Similar to how the airline employees and sympathizers (on this board) constantly taunt about the "contract" - if you signed this contract, they are responsible for not adhering to it.

On the other hand, if it was just a verbal "you will be placed in the next flight out, come back after x mins", then unfortunately you can't do anything!
The flight very well may have been overbooked, but once the flight was closed out for any further check in, they had no need for volunteers due to the no-shows for the flight. So yes he gets to remain on the flight he paid for and Emirates owes him absolutely nothing.