Did Delta ask me a seat votunteer?
Aug 19, 2014, 12:47 am
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Did Delta ask me a seat votunteer?
Hi All,
Did Delta ask me a seat volunteer for DTW-RSW. I went onto entire delta.com and I check-in online, but I saw a seat volunteer. I didn't want to bump it off the flight. They want to give me $200 or $400 voucher for next future trip. I wasn't sure why.
Does anybody know about seat volunteer?
Did Delta ask me a seat volunteer for DTW-RSW. I went onto entire delta.com and I check-in online, but I saw a seat volunteer. I didn't want to bump it off the flight. They want to give me $200 or $400 voucher for next future trip. I wasn't sure why.
Does anybody know about seat volunteer?
Aug 19, 2014, 12:52 am
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They were looking for volunteers because the flight was oversold and it might have been necessary to bump people off the flight. It is better for Delta to give flight vouchers to volunteers than to IDB to passengers.
Aug 19, 2014, 1:00 am
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You're right. I didn't even know that. I should get flight vouchers. I'll find out later.
Aug 19, 2014, 7:26 am
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I've seen the volunteer button online quite a few times, even when the flight isn't oversold. It doesn't seem to do anything however, since if it is oversold they make an announcement at the gate asking for volunteers. By clicking you 'volunteer' online it doesn't mean you agree to anything. You still have a choice to ask the gate agent about the voucher and alternate routing.
Aug 19, 2014, 8:52 am
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From my experience, the function of that screen during check in, is to put you on a list of potential volunteers in an over sold situation. Sometimes, the GA does not even check the list, other times, they will call you up to confirm that you are still interested in volunteering.
Aug 19, 2014, 8:45 pm
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Quick answer is no. I heard (I think) UA does???
They can take whoever they want, to be honest. They usually take whoever volunteered the earliest, but not always. If rerouting you, maybe, either adds in a hotel that someone else might not need, or, perhaps rearranging complicated int'l flights, vs someone simply just hopping on the next flight to their destination, they might skip over you.
A couple of times, I was #1 to volunteer, but they needed 2 vols, and a couple were on the list after me, and they took them!
They can take whoever they want, to be honest. They usually take whoever volunteered the earliest, but not always. If rerouting you, maybe, either adds in a hotel that someone else might not need, or, perhaps rearranging complicated int'l flights, vs someone simply just hopping on the next flight to their destination, they might skip over you.
A couple of times, I was #1 to volunteer, but they needed 2 vols, and a couple were on the list after me, and they took them!
Aug 19, 2014, 8:49 pm
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Aug 20, 2014, 6:04 pm
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I checked in yesterday for my current flight (in the air now) and had no option to volunteer. I went back in a couple of hours before flight time to print out my drink coupon and there was the volunteer option.
There were no volunteers taken at the gate so perhaps they didn't need them after all.
There were no volunteers taken at the gate so perhaps they didn't need them after all.
Aug 20, 2014, 7:46 pm
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A lot of things factor into who they'll take. Things like if you are connecting or if you have checked luggage also factor into who they pick out of multiple volunteers. I would say that the vast majority of time that I've been asked if I want to volunteer at check in over the past couple of years have resulted in nobody VDBing.
