I probably have too much time on my hands ...
I was once at LHR in 1998 and United had over-booked
LHR to JFK. I was amazed to see they were offering
people $1000 in vouchers for voluntarily bumping
(i.e. due to over-booking giving up your seat for the
next flight)
I know that airlines don't like to talk about
payments for bumpings but can:
1) Someone explain to me how it works
(voluntarily vs involuntarily)
2) State what the typical payment they have received is
I was once at LHR in 1998 and United had over-booked
LHR to JFK. I was amazed to see they were offering
people $1000 in vouchers for voluntarily bumping
(i.e. due to over-booking giving up your seat for the
next flight)
I know that airlines don't like to talk about
payments for bumpings but can:
1) Someone explain to me how it works
(voluntarily vs involuntarily)
2) State what the typical payment they have received is