DaveWhitfield commented Passenger dragged off overbooked plane - so what ARE your rights?

A video of security officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight has sparked widespread condemnation. And it has also opened up the whole issue of airlines deliberately booking too many passengers onto flights on the assumption that some won't turn up. The United Airlines passenger was forcibly removed when four employees needed last-minute places on the flight, and only three volunteers came forward to travel on a later flight. Security officers could be seen...