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Old Jul 3, 2012, 2:25 pm
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Originally Posted by sethb
On the other hand, there have been cases where there's a last-minute no-show and the VDB is boarded, with loss of compensation. If they'd taken the money (cert) and walked away, they'd still be away.
You'd better believe that every time I have a voucher in hand the first thing I do is walk quickly from the gate and find somewhere else to hang out until that plane leaves. I've read stories of people who dawdled having their vouchers rescinded and it will NOT happen to me!
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