Originally Posted by
nk15
After she volunteered, they told her that the bid was not really accepted yet, but then they gave her original seats away (she was flying with a 3yo toddler), and then only had separate seats for them, forcing a rebooking with no compensation. Messy.
So basically, if you volunteer, especially without status, you are identifying yourself as a potential victim, and it is likely that you may lose your seat. Which has happened to others.
That's happened to me. Again, you need to make it clear to the GA that you get your original seat if not needed. Generally volunteering rarely pays off. You have to wait to the end which means likely no bag space near your seat. You stand in a long line on the jet bridge. And 90% of the time you're not needed in the end. If you have checked bags and you are accepted they will go on your original flight complicating matters. So NEVER volunteer if you checked a bag.
Sometimes if you're in first a good GA will let the F FA know to leave room for your bag because you have volunteered but that's rare.