Originally Posted by
tbone14
In the future, I may ask the agent if the flight is oversold, and if so, would like to be considered first to volunteer. Would there be any benefit to being proactive to be selected first, as opposed to a mad dash to the gate counter when volunteers are needed?
I always check the load factor before heading to the airport. If the flight looks like it might be oversold, I try to be the first one at the gate agent desk to ask if they might need volunteers. One time with AA when I did this, they ended up taking me as a volunteer and never even made an announcement about volunteering. YMMV but it can't hurt to speak up if you want to be considered for VDB.