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Old Apr 1, 2017, 2:59 pm
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mnbp
 
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Originally Posted by flyerCO
However the DOT rules require they take volunteers before IDBing someone. I really doubt DOT would allow a loophole of allowing the airline to only take a volunteer if the amount offered was below a certain amount. Doing so would render the volunteer rule pointless/toothless.
A VDB results from a successful negotiation between the airline and the customer. If there is no agreement, then the customer didn't volunteer.
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