Yes, but they have no right to that money in the first place, since their physical plane does not fit the extra customers. They have already got all the money a

Yes, but they have no right to that money in the first place, since their physical plane does not fit the extra customers. They have already got all the money available from the flight. Plus, every no-show is pure profit already since their luggage needs no handling and there's no fuel consumed for hauling them. I guess the only way to force them out of this habit would be to make the compensation mandatory at 10x the ticket price, in cash, on the spot. And a seat on the next plane, plus free accomodation for the bumped person if the next plane is more than 8 hours away.