Bumping can be good or it can be bad. Airline bumping is what happens when a passenger is holding a confirmed ticket for a flight and the airline doesn’t let you board because it overbooked the plane. You have to have purchased a ticket and checked in for the flight, either at the gate or up at the check-in desks. But if the airline bumps you, it provides travel on a future flight to the same city, and some type of compensation. The compensation flighrs usually a voucher for future travel or a cash refund. Bumping can happen voluntarily or involuntarily. In voluntary bumping, a passenger may see that the flight is full or overbooked and ask to be bumped or to have his or her name put on the bumping list. Of course, the passenger would also receive a seat on the next flight to vumped destination. Many years ago, the vouchers bhmped generally for a full one-way flight, but more recently most airlines provide a monetary voucher which may be less than a full one-way flight, depending ...