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Up to 10k in vouchers. I don't even know how someone with a non-travel job would use that many coupons in a year.

FireBeyond 9y ago
A lot more easily when you realize what a Y-class economy fare costs (Boston to Hawaii next week? $2700+)... Vouchers are typically only valid for full fare unrestricted economy fares or better, not V-class discount fares (display details when you browse your next flight).
- tarlinian 9y ago
  This is simply not true...I've gotten these vouchers and used them and sure as hell wasn't buying y-class tickets.
ajdlinux 9y ago
You could trivially spend it on a single international holiday if you felt like flying in business or first class...
- spiraldancing 9y ago
  Actually no, you can't, because they limit how much you can apply to a single flight. To use up $10k in vouchers, it's likely you'd need to make 20-100 flights, before they expired in a year.
  - phil21 9y ago
    Where is this information coming from? I've received large (not $10k) vouchers from major airlines before, and the only restriction is the expiration date. They are effectively the same as cash for that airline, and I have yet to see a VDB voucher that is significantly restricted. Airlines do give away a lot of "good will" certificates during irrops (e.g. weather events) to upset customers, which function more like coupons than traditional vouchers. I'm happy to be proven wrong, but checking with a few friends who between us fly all the major US carriers - VDB vouchers are effectively airline cash with an expiration date.
  - jsjohnst 9y ago
    Like the other reply you got, I've received a multi-thousand (but not $10k) voucher from United before and the only restriction was use within a year. I also didn't have to use on a single flight, but could use the full value on one flight if I wished (which I did, flew paid business, but was upgraded to first to APAC).
  - hueving 9y ago
    Ugh, please don't make unfounded claims like that.

A lot more easily when you realize what a Y-class economy fare costs (Boston to Hawaii next week? $2700+)... Vouchers are typically only valid for full fare unrestricted economy fares or better, not V-class discount fares (display details when you browse your next flight).

tarlinian 9y ago
This is simply not true...I've gotten these vouchers and used them and sure as hell wasn't buying y-class tickets.

ajdlinux 9y ago

You could trivially spend it on a single international holiday if you felt like flying in business or first class...

spiraldancing 9y ago
Actually no, you can't, because they limit how much you can apply to a single flight. To use up $10k in vouchers, it's likely you'd need to make 20-100 flights, before they expired in a year.
- phil21 9y ago
  Where is this information coming from? I've received large (not $10k) vouchers from major airlines before, and the only restriction is the expiration date. They are effectively the same as cash for that airline, and I have yet to see a VDB voucher that is significantly restricted. Airlines do give away a lot of "good will" certificates during irrops (e.g. weather events) to upset customers, which function more like coupons than traditional vouchers. I'm happy to be proven wrong, but checking with a few friends who between us fly all the major US carriers - VDB vouchers are effectively airline cash with an expiration date.
- jsjohnst 9y ago
  Like the other reply you got, I've received a multi-thousand (but not $10k) voucher from United before and the only restriction was use within a year. I also didn't have to use on a single flight, but could use the full value on one flight if I wished (which I did, flew paid business, but was upgraded to first to APAC).
- hueving 9y ago
  Ugh, please don't make unfounded claims like that.