Originally Posted by pinniped

Nice!!

I used to get nice overweight bumps on DCA-MCI back in the US Airways days but never *that* nice.

Near the edge of the DCA perimeter + heavier airplane (737) + some weather anywhere in the Midwest + a hot surface temps in DC. I did that commute for 3 years, often bumping off of the Friday afternoon flights in the summer. I don't think I actually paid out of pocket for a leisure trip at all in those years...always had more than enough bump vouchers to cover myself plus anyone traveling with me.

The only foil to the plan was when it got *too* hot. Then they'd board everyone, take on less fuel, and we'd have a pit stop in Louisville.