What does DB stand for?

Denied Boarding (airline)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

In the face of express wording in the Regulation which states clearly the circumstances in which compensation is payable - denied boarding and cancellation (and not delay) - the ECJ has taken the purposive approach to construction of EU law to extremes.

EC Regulation 261/2004: Denied Boarding, Cancellations And Long Delays

The repercussions for a person named on the list being denied boarding on an aircraft "can be profound," including denying freedom of association and expression and the right to mobility, notes the report.

Deciding who to add to Canada's no-fly list flawed: audit

So far, the airline hasn't denied boarding to anyone, Eagan said.

Cruise lines cancel Mexico stops; air travel also affected; Ships now ...

As a result, we were denied boarding by the ship's doctor, who, without physically examining her, took the view that it might be the noro virus," says Hirsh.

Dear Anna

Passengers with tickets purchased against others' credit cards will not be accepted for travel but will be denied boarding.

Airline passengers taken off plane

It said an average of 100 passengers a day denied boarding was not high, given the 60 flights a day taking off from Bahrain.

Travel bottleneck

The report also includes airline reports of involuntary denied boarding, or bumping, for 2007 and the fourth quarter of last year.

Flight Delays, Lost Bags at Record Highs

Problems with baggage represent 33% of the complaints, cancellations 26%, delays 16% and denied boarding 4%.

Airline News - Europe