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Old Nov 23, 2024 | 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by ijgordon
I would expect VERY minimal downgrade compensation in this situation as it will be proportional to the length of the flight segment downgraded. SLC-JAC is 205 miles out of a journey of 5,513 miles, or 3.7%. If the ticket cost $2k rt, the downgrade comp would be $1k * 3.7% * 75% = $28.
It will probably cost the airline more than $28 to process, but I'd request even this small amount anyway as a minor incentive for the airline to avoid downgrades.
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