US Air, in particular, does not follow FAA procedures on overbooking (yes, it's FAA federal regulations regarding this subject). They deny boarding immediately to people who do not have advance seat assignments. FAA regulations require that they must FIRST ask for volunteers and if they get no volunteers they can bump passengers according to their priority. Most airlines will bump the last passengers who check in, but some deny boarding according to the fare paid, or frequent flier status, etc.
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