Overbooking flights should be illegal, but, unfortunately, it's not. The D.O.T. recently doubled the fines airlines have to pay bumped passengers, but airlines continue to overbook anyway. If your husband was "involuntarily denied boarding" he is entitled to either 4X the cost of the fare, in cash, or transportation vouchers up to 1600.00. Report it to the Dept. of Transporation if AirTran employees did not explain that to you and/or did not offer compensation on the spot.
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