Originally Posted by
zbenye
Does/can that ever happen? I've wondered if I ever had the opportunity to volunteer, if I could get the remainder of my trip upgraded instead of any money.
Instead of? C'mon, you're an FTer, right? You want the upgrade
and the money!
We got bumped on the IAD-LAX leg of our trip last year that was continuing onto LAX-NRT. We had applied SWU's for LAX-NRT but they hadn't yet cleared 8 hours before the flight. We convinced them to put us on the non-stop IAD-NRT in C (not NC!)
and give us $400 each. We ended up getting to NRT at the same time, with the assured upgrade, and the 50% COS EQM bonus. So yes, it most definitely can be done. Of course, the fact that they were 20+ over on the flight, and IDBing lots of disgruntled pax probably helped our negotiating power!