Originally Posted by
ssullivan
The Q&A session on Saturday afternoon and barbecue that evening were in the hangar, with a 752 open for us to play on.
Yes and a few of us got our picture taken as we hung out the window!
Originally Posted by
sfogate
They can also "force" you onto the next flight leaving, if they so desired. It's not always done because of the possibility of overselling the next one, but you might be able to talk your way onto it and then take another bump.
Hmmm.... this was the start of a good day bumping for me last year. The agents in the PC were getting standby flights, I volunteered, told to get on, then as I was packing my stuff in overhead told to de-plane. The Red Coat then finds out after the flight left that he didnt have a seat for me, the PC, the agent at the counter keep telling me she hoped they had to put me on SWA to LBB, but after 30 minutes the Red Coat returned saying he had to force me onto the flight to which I respond to the Red Coat, do I volunteer with you or do I have to go to the gate. He responded - Not my problem. I walked to the next gate, and got the next voucher right away. In the end I got $900 in travel vouchers, $36 in food/drink, and spent the day in the IAH B PC making friends with the agents there and having a full day of extra visiting with my family. In the end I made it on the last flight out that night to LBB! What a weekend as I got $500 on that Friday as I left to go home! $150 ticket, $1400 in Travel Vouchers, Ejoying a few beers in the PC and getting paid for it, Priceless!