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What to Ask For When You're Bumped From a Flight
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1299" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://lifehacker.com/what-to-ask-for-when-youre-bumped-from-a-flight-1836448891" target="_blank"><strong>What to Ask For When You're Bumped From a Flight - Life hacker</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Last year, a passenger on <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/2018/03/united-10000-voucher-bump/" target="_blank">United</a> was given $10,000 in travel credit for volunteering to be bumped from her flight. While it’s very unlikely you’d receive the same amount if you agree to volunteer, it’s important you know what you’re entitled to.</p><p></p><p>While the odds of being <em>involuntarily</em> bumped from your flight are pretty slim these days, it’s still possible. It’s much more likely airlines will <em>voluntarily</em> bump passengers on overbooked flights, luring them with compensation in exchange for their seat.</p><p></p><p><strong>Know how much you’re entitled to</strong></p><p></p><p>If you’re standing at a gate and an attendant offers compensation, it’s important you know how much cash you’re entitled to. <em>Technically</em>, under regulations by the <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/bumping-oversales" target="_blank">Department of Transportation</a>, there is no limit to the amount of cash an airline can offer a passenger who volunteers to be bumped; some airlines like Delta and United have allowed gate agents to give out up to $10,000 and $9,950 in travel credits, respectively. (To reiterate, however: It’s very unlikely.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1299, member: 1"] [URL='https://lifehacker.com/what-to-ask-for-when-youre-bumped-from-a-flight-1836448891'][B]What to Ask For When You're Bumped From a Flight - Life hacker[/B][/URL] Last year, a passenger on [URL='https://thepointsguy.com/2018/03/united-10000-voucher-bump/']United[/URL] was given $10,000 in travel credit for volunteering to be bumped from her flight. While it’s very unlikely you’d receive the same amount if you agree to volunteer, it’s important you know what you’re entitled to. While the odds of being [I]involuntarily[/I] bumped from your flight are pretty slim these days, it’s still possible. It’s much more likely airlines will [I]voluntarily[/I] bump passengers on overbooked flights, luring them with compensation in exchange for their seat. [B]Know how much you’re entitled to[/B] If you’re standing at a gate and an attendant offers compensation, it’s important you know how much cash you’re entitled to. [I]Technically[/I], under regulations by the [URL='https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/bumping-oversales']Department of Transportation[/URL], there is no limit to the amount of cash an airline can offer a passenger who volunteers to be bumped; some airlines like Delta and United have allowed gate agents to give out up to $10,000 and $9,950 in travel credits, respectively. (To reiterate, however: It’s very unlikely.) [/QUOTE]
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