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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 10:17 pm
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Originally Posted by DeltaJoe
This is a variation on the above thread.

Just checked in for the night flight to AMS tomorrow and got the "volunteers needed" prompt. I bid for $600 since it is an international flight and promptly told $400 was the limit. i was very surprised to get such a low offer. I went ahead and put in $400 because I have the time to wait and we will see what happens. There are other flights that afternoon but no non-stops, routing through DTW or LHR and getting in several hours later.

What are the odds of holding out for more than $400...and getting a FC seat on the transatlantic leg? Am currently in Economy Comfort. I've gotten $400 for domestic bumps, sure seems low for international travel.
$400 is the limit programmed into that system. The actual VDBs if necessary will be handled by the GA. You can negotiate for the J seat TATL and the amount of compensation. Whether you get it depends on the loads on the alternate flights and how many they are oversold/what they need to offer to get people to bite.
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