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Originally Posted by GaryJ
Perhaps it would drive the airlines to do a better job of scheduling if people start avoiding "standby tickets." Perhaps there should be tracking of overbooking and publishing it so the consumer knows.
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The DOT does track statistics for both voluntary and involuntary denied boardings due to overbooking. Those reports are easily found on the internet.
You state that had all gone according to schedule there was 60 minutes between your flight from ATL to CLT and CLT to STT. Personally I would not have booked such a connection especially if you were connecting to the last flight to STT for the day or was it that the remaining flights were full as well? Was this a recent trip during spring break? If you are traveling during peak periods (school breaks, holidays, etc) the likelihood that flights are overbooked increases.
My last bit of advice would be to book non-stop if it's an option. I'm sure when you booked this trip US Airways had the cheapest fare however Delta has non-stop service on full-size jets (757) from ATL to STT. When I checked random dates today they are even $100 cheaper than US Air.