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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 10:25 am
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Originally Posted by Kpassa
My wife is flying Delta tonight, ATL-LHR. They are lowballing her for compensation and say the maximum offer you can input is $400. Will that offer go up once she gets to the airport? BTW the minimum bid they post is $50 and the max was $125. They are hoping to find a sucker.
A lot depends on the available re-routing and timing. To be rebooked on an earlier nonstop or to be rerouted with an upgrade may not deserve much compensation.

ADDED. IIRC some folks here have mentioned that high compensation may require a redcoat or approval of a supervisor.
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