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I dream of a world where bump compensation is unlimited. The same people who now churn miles to fly everywhere for free would then start strategically chasing s
by kchoudhu 10y ago
I dream of a world where bump compensation is unlimited. The same people who now churn miles to fly everywhere for free would then start strategically chasing storms to get bumped from flights and make tens of thousands of dollars in compensation.
We have mileage runs and mattress runs already; why can't we have bump runs as well?
Someone get Carl Weathers on the phone!
- xapata 10y agoThe bump fee only works if it's not weather related. Mechanical and overbooking only. Oh, and pilot scheduling mistakes.
- kchoudhu 10y agoToday's cancellation is weather-related. But when you get bumped from the make-up flight tomorrow because of overcrowding, it's an operational issue. It's a multi-day play.