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Dec 8, 2013 | 3:00 am

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Originally Posted by davetravels

I was scheduled to fly recently, JFK/MSP on a CR9. As far as I knew, the flight wasn't overbooked, as ExpertFlyer was showing Y3. Speaking as a VDB voucherhound, I simply asked the RedCoat if the MSP flight was overbooked, not expecting it to be. She said - OH YEAH!!! I said - Really? It still shows Y3 for availability! She said she knew - but they just put 7 NRPS FAs on the flight at the very last minute that HAD TO GET TO MSP to work a flight!

I took a $400 VDB, but others weren't so lucky. 2 Korean businessmen were IDB'd going to a meeting in MSP, then to ICN the next day - and were VERY upset. They were traveling on some sort of really cheapo tix, as they were only given about $40 (yes - forty dollars). I saw her physically write them checks on the spot! They were then limoed over to LGA for a flight to MSP.

Hard to believe that the check was for that low amount. I've seen checks for anywhere from 2-3 hundred up to the max 1300. They also have the option to take the voucher amount offered. That's how you get a IDB to VDB.

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