Russian airlines will be allowed to sell more tickets than available…
Russian airlines will be allowed to sell more tickets than available seats on a flight. The Ministry of Transport has prepared legislative amendments that will permit overbooking—the right to sell more tickets for a flight than there are seats in the aircraft.
Consensus
- The Russian Ministry of Transport is preparing legislative changes to legalize overbooking on domestic flights.
- Overbooking will be allowed only on routes with high flight frequency.
- Passengers who cannot board due to overbooking will be offered alternative flights, compensation, and comfortable waiting conditions.
- The Ministry of Transport is discussing the proposal with airlines and consumer protection groups.
- The process is expected to conclude by the end of the year.
- Overbooking is currently not legally regulated in Russia but is widely practiced.
- Airlines may benefit financially from overbooking due to expected no-shows.
- The Ministry has studied international overbooking practices and considers them beneficial for passengers.
- A January court ruling declared overbooking by S7 Airlines illegal due to systematic overselling beyond aircraft capacity.
Points of divergence
- Airlines may offer a 50–70% discount for tickets sold under overbooking schemes and must inform passengers in advance about the risk of not boarding. — vm
- Certain passenger categories, such as families with children, large families, and people with disabilities, will be protected from overbooking. — interfax
- The Ministry of Transport has already concluded that overbooking is beneficial for passengers based on international experience. — novaya_eu
- The Ministry of Transport also plans to more than double the number of restricted airspace zones in Russia. — fontanka
Coverage (16 sources)
- Russian airlines will be allowed to sell more tickets than there are seats on a plane — The Moscow Times
- It has become known when overbooking may be legalized in Russia — Вести
- Ministry of Transport will begin discussion of overbooking law project in September — Интерфакс
- In Russia, overbooking on flights will be legalized — Новая газета Европа
- In Russia, overbooking will be legalized: how it will work — Вечерняя Москва
- Overbooking on flights will be regulated in Russia — Фонтанка
- Overbooking on flights will be officially allowed in Russia — Новости Москвы
- Ministry of Transport wants to legalize overbooking on flights to Russia — Ведомости
- Overbooking officially allowed in Russia. Airlines plan to allow selling more tickets than there are seats in the plane. — Первый Московский
- Ministry of Transport plans to allow overbooking on routes with a large number of flights — Вести
- Ministry of Transport of Russia plans to legalize overbooking on flights — Вечерняя Москва
- Ministry of Transport prepares to legalize overbooking on flights in Russia — РИАМО
- Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation plans to legalize overbooking on flights — Москва 24
- Ministry of Transport plans to legalize overbooking on flights in Russia — Коммерсантъ
- Nikitin: Ministry of Transport intends to legalize overbooking on flights in the Russian Federation — Вести
- Ministry of Transport prepares to legalize overbooking on flights. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- Russia
- Ministry of Transport
- Andrey Nikitin
- RIA Novosti
- Moscow
- Ministry of Transport
- INTERFAX.RU
- Evening Moscow
- Dmitry Kvasha
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