Originally Posted by
tracon
Probably the former. VDB will take care of most passengers that can't be loaded.
I know once/year no status passengers that got and opup because Y was oversold and they had GTE on their boarding passes.
Yes, now that people have a better idea of IDB and because of some of the recent fiascos they are more likely to get volunteers by offering enough money. The point is that with GTE on your boarding pass there is a significant chance that you are not getting a seat unless people start going for the VDB $.
I picked 8 out of the air because I saw a YYZ-LAX last year that was looking for that number of people. They did not get it and there was some IDB. Also saw it on a YYZ-YOW a couple of weeks ago too. This is still happening all the time.