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I have heard it also puts you in a better position when an airline is bumping passengers or carry-on luggage, though the soft rules are always changing, so I do
by mannykannot 1y ago
I have heard it also puts you in a better position when an airline is bumping passengers or carry-on luggage, though the soft rules are always changing, so I don't know if this is still the case (or ever was.)
- lotsofpulp 1y agoIf I were operating an airline, I would have a list of the passengers sorted by revenue or profit and use that to figure out who to bump first. I imagine the “basic economy” tickets are basically first in line for being bumped.
- s1ncere 1y agoThis is also true of hotels. If the hotel is overbooked they will “walk” the third party booked people first and keep their reward members / first party booked people happy
- Rendello 1y agoDepending on the region, you can get a pretty hefty payout for getting bumped, if you know what paperwork to file (even if they get you a hotel and later flight). Terrible if you have plans, not bad if you're backpacking like in my case.
- Rendello 1y agoI should note the money takes months to come through.