Originally Posted by
mikehillwig
I'm flying CDG-BOS next week. It's an AF flight ticked by DL on 006 stock.
The flight is showing very full. Almost ten days out, there are about six seats left on the whole flight.
What is the right way to volunteer my seat? While I'm happy to fly CDG-xxx-BOS, I'd love to trade my seat for a voucher.
I'd like to get home the day of travel, but since I'm on a late departure out of CDG, that's probably my last opportunity to do it without spending an additional night in Paris.
What are my options? Or should I just keep the seat I have and wait for them to ask for volunteers?
I'd go to the gate early and ask if they are looking for volunteers. I don't think you can get a voucher for VDB from anywhere else. A month or so ago I offered to VDB on an AF CDG-JFK flight and was told they'd offer a €300 voucher. I don't know if it was negotiable as I was not needed. I may have gotten the chance had I gotten to the gate sooner.