# Getting bumped off a plane question.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 20, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-bumped-off-a-plane-question/842042 "2019-10-20T17:44:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-bumped-off-a-plane-question/842042/23 "2019-10-22T13:11:35Z")

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> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> The easiest way to avoid being bumped is to establish very high frequent flyer status with the airline you are traveling on. They don’t bump customers who pay them a lot.

“Easiest”??? So I have to fly dozens of times per year for no reason just to avoid being bumped for the once every two or three years times I fly for a purpose?

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