美联航可以把你赶下飞机的那个经常被忽略掉的原因
It’s standard practice for airlines to sell more tickets than there are seats.
对于航空公司来说，超售是一个惯例。
"Airlines overbook because people don't show up for flights and they don't want to go with empty seats,"
航空公司超售是因为总会有人买了票但是不登机，而航空公司并不想让那些座位空着。
When a flight is overbooked, federal rules require that airlines first check to see if anyone will give up his or her seat voluntarily, according to the Department of Transportation.
美国交通部说： 当一架航班超售的时候，联邦法律规定航空公司应该首先看看是否有哪位旅客愿意自愿放弃自己的座位。
For one, the back-and-forth usually happens at the gate -- not once passengers board the plane.
通常，这样的往复交涉，都应该在登机之前完成，而不是像这次那样在旅客已经登机之后。
In 2015, 46,000 travelers were involuntarily bumped from flights, according to data from the Department of Transportation.
据美国交通部数据显示，在2015年中，有46000个旅客在不自愿的情况下被赶下飞机。
"Usually [airlines will] just up the compensation amount, and they'll find somebody at some price.”
通常，只要航空公司提升补偿的金额，就会找到愿意为了某个价格放弃自己座位的人。
United offered passengers up to $1,000 to de-board the Sunday flight, according to an internal e-mail from CEO Oscar Munoz.
据称美联航CEO Oscar Munoz公司内部邮件说，周日航班可以向旅客提供1000美金，作为下机的赔偿。
overbooked : 超定额售票，超售
bumped : 顶了，被赶下（飞机）
involuntarily: 非自愿的／voluntarily：自愿的
compensation ：补偿，赔偿
