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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 5:14 pm
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Originally Posted by view-with-a-room
With three checked bags you do not want to be bumped. Frankly the staff will most likely check the number of bags and determine you are not appropriate for the bump. Volunteering to bump is best if you have no checked bags.
They never care domestically—they just send the bags on the original flight.

Internationally they have positive bag match, so bumping you with checked bags is a big PITA.
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