Mr Lee Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Have you ever been bumped off a flight? So far we have been lucky but one time it came right down to the couple just before us, so almost but we got lucky.Bumping compensation gets a boostPassengers involuntarily bumped from oversold flights are now eligible for more money.Under the new rule, bumped passengers can get up to $650 if the airline can get them to their destination within a short period of time (within one to two hours of their originally scheduled arrival time for domestic flights), or up to $1,300 if they are delayed for a long time.Before Tuesday, the amounts were capped at $400 and $800 respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJReyes Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) Last month, our flight from London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare was oversold. United Airlines announced that they are offering a $1,000 voucher in exchange for any passenger willing to give up their seat. I laughed as a long line formed. I don't think the passengers who volunteered realize the difficulties involved in converting the vouchers into tickets. In addition, they would have to pay in cash $175.00 (inclusive of 20% VAT) for an overnight hotel room near the airport. On another flight, the airline gave all the passengers a $200 voucher because of a 4 hours delay due to mechanical problems. I tried booking a trip through the web using the voucher. The airline had no web pages on this subject. Inadvertent or intentional? Using the phone resulted in being routed to 3 different call centers. After several hours, I finally got a supervisor. She quoted me $975 less the $200 voucher. The advertised price on Travelocity, Expedia, Priceline, etc. was less than $400! The supervisor explained those are special prices. To use the voucher, I would have to pay the regular airline price. My choice was a $775 ticket with voucher or $399 without the voucher. This news story is wonderful. Never volunteer to give up a seat in exchange for a voucher. If you are still bumped off, the airline has to give you cash, something they really hate to do. Edited August 23, 2011 by JJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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