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Old Jan 3, 2017, 12:20 pm
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rucksack
 
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Originally Posted by kop84
I think the title is a bit-misleading.

I doubt DL would pay VDB ahead of time. They don't even know 100% they'll need any volunteers for the later flight, but if they could eliminate a potential problem, and get a customer where they're going earlier, aeems to me it would be a win-win for the airline and passenger to me.
No VDB paid in advance - just the benefit of getting home early.

I called it "Pre" Denied Boarding because it happens before V/IDB is necessary.
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