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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by magic111
That sounds magical

My recollection is that the voucher is issued after the plane departs, along with any rerouting tix that I have negotiated unless it is a one-stop to the destination.
The flight had closed and the plane pulled away, but then returned to the gate for some other issue.

After another 20-30 minutes, a few passengers deplaned for unknown reasons at which point I asked the agent to put me back on. She did, and I ended up with both the VDB voucher and the same flight.
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