Originally Posted by
Ny76
But here's another question. A colleague of mine was on the same flight and she and I checked in around the same time online. I got the VDB bid thing and she didn't. Is there a method to who they solicit?
Maybe the flight wasn't overbooked/oversold at the point when she checked in. Don't forget that, a flight's availability can teeter totter back and forth between Y0 and Y1 or more frequently, depending on operational situations throughout the day.