I got $1000 for an EWR-ARN flight back in September plus meal vouchers. They got me in via AMS on CO continuing to ARN on KL a few hours later.

We VDB'd for an IAH-MGA flight this weekend for $400+$18 in meal vouchers+hotel+Full Y (from our G class. they wanted to rebook us into the original class but got them to do full Y for the extra EQMs and higher upgrade priority). I think they could have offered more but they needed only one VDB but took my friend and I both for this rate rather than IDB someone who thanked us for "saving him".

Since last Christmas, I think I'm at about $3400. Whee!

Does CO rebook from Y to F/J/BF for VDBs? I've asked several times and they always refuse, even if they really need VDBs.