0 past simple and past participle of overbook
1 to sell more tickets or places for an aircraft, holiday, etc. than are available:
We are therefore only too well aware of overbooked, delayed flights and poor service, as well as the resultant frustration.
If a scheduled flight is overbooked, there are laws which entitle me to a seat on the next flight and cash compensation of at least£130.
There are very good airline companies - as most of them are, in fact - which, when they have overbooked, take the initiative to offer compensation themselves.
Many a consumer dream may fly on, but they are hopelessly overbooked.
Our charter plane now helps out the commercial airline when it is overbooked, which is very satisfactory.
There are apparently other airline companies, however, who fail to inform their passengers that they have a right to compensation where flights are overbooked.
The days of waiting helplessly while airlines cancelled, delayed and overbooked flights will soon be over.
I almost did not get on the flight because it was overbooked.
