Woman bumped from flight, misses 10K dream cruise

Airline give you an ETA (ESTIMATED time of arrival). It's not a guaranteed arrival, and there is nowhere you will see that they guarantee you will arrive at that time. As I asked earlier, would you take a road trip that is exactly 14 hours long without any traffic etc (perfect circumstances), and leave exactly 14 hours ahead of time, or would you plan ahead and give yourself extra time for unforseen circumstances?

As far as your comment about being compensated, the airlines do compensate people when they have to bump you, or of your flight gets delayed/cancelled.
When it comes to the road trip I just make sure I bring enough beer, that way all is good.

I like my car and I hate sitting in airports so if the trip is within a day's drive I'll haul *** and avoid the damn plane, because I'll sit during layovers and delays anyway. On the road I get better food & music, less hassles, and increased peace of mind. And I'll get neither sick nor bumped.