Well, one thing about it. United should have plenty of seats available now.
Now we’re talking!
Oooo I’m flying them next week. Come to Papa baby.
Good to know! I travel Delta almost exclusively. Let the bargaining begin!
Sign me up.
Submit your claim, see you in eighteen months with your voucher.
One of the best reasons when you have a dispute to always ask to speak to the supervisor!
Have a silent auction. Pay the lowest n bids for the n needed seats. The free market system is a wonderful thing.
Let me see. Should I book with an airline that may beat me up for me not allowing them to inconvenience me or should I book with an airline that may reward me for inconveniencing me? Let me think..........
‘Compensation’ is a tricky word.
How much is a 1st class/Business upgrade under this? Voucher?
That’ll teach them not to bump. Because now that people know they can hold out for almost 10G any flight where they bump people will lose them money.
Compensation?
That probably means vouchers and not cash.
So, anybody who now takes the first off is an idiot.
Bid em up boys!
Last week Delta was in the doghouse for all the delays they had, and I’m sure they were glad to see United so quickly take the lead for worst airline service ever. Smart move on their part, though likely they will never pay out the maximum, someone will jump before they ever get much over $1,000 on a short flight or $2,000 for a longer flight.
My guess is that most here will applaud this move. I don’t. In order to make such outlandish payments, the average price of an airline ticket is bound to increase.
I accept vouchers for bumps all the time. Usually they are $500 to $800. Last year at RDU they paid 5 people $2,000 each to bump on one flight while I was waiting at the adjoining gate. It was graduation weekend at UNC/Duke.
Heck, I could make a pretty good living just moving from airport to airport and taking the flight bumps.
good, anyting to avoid physically assaulting your own paying customers
but it all could be avoided by just STOPPING the over-selling of available seats
sell the all just once .... and let standbys purchase any canncellation vacancies, and that’s as simple as it is.
period. problem solved. stop beating up your customers and sending them to the hospital (and attorneys, ha!)
Gotta be cash or immediate credit card credit, no voucher crap is acceptable.