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Delta Passengers Offered $10,000 EACH to Take a Later Flight?
Eye of the Flyer ^ | 6/28/22 | Cris Carley

Posted on 06/29/2022 1:01:26 PM PDT by EBH

Some Delta Air Lines passengers received an offer this morning they couldn’t refuse.

Delta flight 3550 operated by SkyWest from Grand Rapids, Michigan (GRR) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) apparently was oversold. There were more confirmed passengers who showed up at the airport than there were available seats on the Embraer 175 aircraft.

Airlines generally ask for volunteers to take later flights in instances like these. In return, the volunteers are given rewards such as gift cards, vouchers for future travel, etc. (Here on the blog, we call these “Bumpertunities.”) We’ve taken voluntarily denied boarding opportunities like these countless times and scored anywhere from $400 to $3,000. A few years ago, a woman traveling to South Bend, Indiana, received $4,000 in Delta bump vouchers.

Those amounts are nothing compared to what Delta reportedly coughed up this morning.

Delta Offers Passengers $10,000! Well, it seems things were dire in Grand Rapids this morning — and Delta offered passengers $10,000 to take later flights.

You read that correctly.

(Excerpt) Read more at eyeoftheflyer.com ...


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1 posted on 06/29/2022 1:01:26 PM PDT by EBH
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To: EBH
A $10,000 gift card?

Eh... I doubt it.

Probably what they were offering was a voucher good toward a discount on a full priced fare bought within a certain time frame.

2 posted on 06/29/2022 1:05:32 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: EBH
I've gotta make a connection at JFK next month for a 15 hour flight. I have a bad feeling that I'm gonna miss that connecting flight.
3 posted on 06/29/2022 1:06:34 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: EBH

10k in vouchers to be redeemed at some company store rate? Or greenbacks?


4 posted on 06/29/2022 1:07:03 PM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: Track9

Article says ‘gift card’ not voucher?


5 posted on 06/29/2022 1:07:45 PM PDT by EBH (Let God Sort Them Out. 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Leave a day ahead.

Might cost you some extra, but it could be less than you’d
have to pay if things go south.


6 posted on 06/29/2022 1:07:54 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: EBH

If things don’t change direction, we could be a major nation
without air travel.


7 posted on 06/29/2022 1:08:43 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: Track9
10k in vouchers to be redeemed at some company store rate? Or greenbacks?

Since this is a garbage conservative blog, as opposed to a real news site, we should not expect too many details like that.

8 posted on 06/29/2022 1:08:56 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

No way


9 posted on 06/29/2022 1:09:40 PM PDT by stanne
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To: EBH

Negotiations Negotiations Negotiations Expensive Negotiable Negotiations


10 posted on 06/29/2022 1:10:05 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them)
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To: EBH

To be redeemed at bed bath and no a/c?


11 posted on 06/29/2022 1:10:24 PM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: stanne
Can you even get a $10,000 gift card?

I think there is a limit on how much you can put on them. $250 if I recall correctly.

12 posted on 06/29/2022 1:12:30 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: Track9

Looking through the twitter feed...apparently it was real Visa Gift Cards to use anywhere.

Incredible


13 posted on 06/29/2022 1:17:45 PM PDT by EBH (Let God Sort Them Out. 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

$1000 maximum, so 10 cards


14 posted on 06/29/2022 1:19:01 PM PDT by EBH (Let God Sort Them Out. 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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To: nwrep; Admin Moderator; All

Mods, I would check this guy out.


15 posted on 06/29/2022 1:19:16 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.)
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To: EBH

In Vegas, do the airlines offer hookers to give up your seat? At least, you have someone to keep you warm at night waiting for tomorrow morning’s flight.


16 posted on 06/29/2022 1:22:34 PM PDT by chuckee
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To: EBH

Cash or Delta dollars?

They did that to me once but it was basically, credit with the airline. Since I had missed three legs of an eight-leg flight, was a day late for my conference (Missed my presentation), and hadn’t slept in two days, I asked, “What makes you think I am EVER going to fly this airline again? If I have no other choice I will swim, row, walk, or ride a bicycle first.”


17 posted on 06/29/2022 1:23:47 PM PDT by Fai Mao
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

No. I just retired from an airline. It is a Visa gift card.


18 posted on 06/29/2022 1:25:42 PM PDT by Merrylaugh1
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I think it’s higher than that. I once won a $500 gift card at work. Granted, that was years ago.


19 posted on 06/29/2022 1:27:12 PM PDT by cdcdawg (Hoes mad! LOL! )
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To: EBH

I would settle for some nominal amount - maybe $1,500 to $2,000 - to not even book a flight on their system.


20 posted on 06/29/2022 1:27:25 PM PDT by willgolfforfood
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