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Sep 28, 2017, 2:20 pm

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Originally Posted by WillTravel

I was booked for SEA-SLC-MCO next week.

I got a call a couple days ago, saying that SLC-MCO was oversold, and would I be willing to take a $200 voucher or 20,000 miles to be switched to SEA-ATL-MCO (leaving 15 minutes later and arriving 30 minutes later, by memory).
So I said "Yes!" (although now I am thinking maybe I should have taken the 20K, but I am status-free).

Is this type of preemptive voucher very common?

Very rare. Usually only done when
1) there's a last minute downgauge in equipment.
2) if RM realized there's some event they didn't take into consideration and flight is likely very overbooked or
3)there's crew/plane scheduling issues.

Should've ask for F on SEA-ATL-MCO instead or asked to be put on SEA-MCO nonstop.

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