Originally Posted by
jsk1973
So she should get punished for volunteering rather than being IDB'd or having someone else be IDB'd?
It is not a punishment. It is a matter of luck.
No one, even UA or OP's wife, can foresee further delay.
Originally Posted by
jsk1973
By this logic, if her bags were lost on the subsequent flight, she'd be owed nothing, since her bags wouldn't have been on that flight if she hadn't volunteered.
You over-read the logic.
1. Unless positive match is required (such as international travel), GAs tend not to offload the checked baggage of a DBed pax.
2. The premise of DB is delay. Everything else is still not affected.
Originally Posted by
jsk1973
A $100 or $150 voucher for the rerouting inconvenience not only seems fair but it would almost assuredly save them money.
Not in this case.
It was OP's wife's choice to choose an alternative airport, which the GA exercised discretion to rebook.
Beside - in UA's standpoint, the cause of the rerouting is more important than the actual inconvenience.
Originally Posted by
Noanker1
Fortunately I did a little better than that, $350 or 17.5k miles and
difference in fare and miles I would have earned in first.
I took the $350 and am pleased with the outcome.
Good for you.