Tips for protecting against getting bumped from a flight, courtesy of the July issue of Kiplinger’s we found on the airplane this weekend.

• Show up on time
• Check-in through the internet
• Pay full price for your ticket
• Have beacoup frequent-flyer miles

Continental is also said to be the airline with the highest amount of bumped passengers.

Have you ever been bumped? Was there anything you learned that you would do differently next time? Let us know in the comments. — BEN POPKEN

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