14 CFR § 250.2a - Policy regarding denied boarding.

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title: "14 CFR § 250.2a - Policy regarding denied boarding."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "250.2a"
section_name: "Policy regarding denied boarding."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "250"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 329 and chapters 41102, 41301, 41708, 41709, and 41712."
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# 250.2a Policy regarding denied boarding.

In the event of an oversold flight, every carrier shall ensure that the smallest practicable number of persons holding confirmed reserved space on that flight are denied boarding involuntarily.