Under 60 seats + bumped for safety (W&B) = no compensation
required for DB
If this version of events is accurate it sounds like the GA was trying to solicit DBs with a carrot. Maybe they realized/remembered later they didn't need the carrot. Maybe they're just incompetent (Hanlon's Razor). But I doubt you'll get much pursuing it. File your DOT complaint and forget about it.
Originally Posted by
channa
1. Dispute the entire cost of the ticket with your credit card (there's a time limit on this, so get the process started if it's not too late).
1) It's an award ticket.
2) That's fraud.