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Old Apr 7, 2024 | 4:32 pm
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Originally Posted by HofstraJet
Is a flight ever oversold so badly that they would accept VDB offers prior to boarding or earlier in the day?

I have a late flight, last of the day, and the offers start at $500 and go up to (or maybe over) $1,000, so I'm guessing the situation is pretty bad.

If I VDB I would be flying out the next morning so it would be nice to just get the offer accepted during the day before I have to head to the airport (it's an outbound from home and flying the next day isn't a huge issue so with decent comp, I'd take the bump).

Does that ever happen?
Yes. But exceeding rare. I had it on a flight to Paris. Back story was a widebody went mechanical and they could not get a replacement, so one of two flights canceled the next day. They actually called me the day before.
That was the only time I had it happen.
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