Originally Posted by
pinniped
When were the 20 bumped pax told they would fly? On a DL flight leaving shortly thereafter? Or was there another AS flight that day?
$400 seems like a lowball offer unless there was another flight with a bunch of open seats 2-3 hours later.
never underestimate the cheapness of your typical leisure passenger. I've seen people pushing and shoving at ORD for the AA $400 offer...