Originally Posted by
javabytes
Oversold flights are the GA's problem, not yours. As much as you may want to help the GA or the other passengers speed up a departure, look out for your own interests because a harried employee may not. It is perfectly reasonable to force a discussion about alternative flights, seats, and compensation before giving up your seat, no matter how reluctant the GA may be. Trust me, when the GA wants to get the flight out quickly, you'd be surprised how quickly they can print you a voucher.
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Originally Posted by
benitovacation
I'm model minority type, at least in personal life. I'm not gonna hold two flights of folks late just to negotiate to my advantage for a possible remedial situation even in light of professional knowledge if you put me in the same situation again and again. SNA-ATL is 10 mins to ETA its GA complained late/taking fall and SNA-MSP I pretty sure they got serious hard time to find volunteer among biz travelers on Monday morning. STOP/ REVERSE the process is just not an option in common sense, though technically gain an advantage for something which expected barely and reasonably.
Ok. But then you came onto this forum and created this thread, presumably to indicate your dissatisfaction with what transpired, in hindsight.
So various solutions were provided. Mine is a valid one, and others agree with it too. You can't have your cake and eat it too - either you receive compensation and are satisfied, or the Red Coat rebooked you without compensation. Note it is possible for you to have received VDB compensation AND for the flight to have departed on time - they just had to be willing to do it.