<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by IndustrialPatent:
What can I do to maximize my chances of being ‘bumped?’
- Book late flights on heavily traveled days, such as Fridays, Sundays and various holidays.
- Notify the gate agent as soon as possible.
- Bring only a carryon.
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If you buy a refundable ticket on an overbooked flight (e.g. Thanksgiving) and show up and it's overbooked, can you get the TCV, then now show the following day and get a refund on your original ticket after it's been rebooked (and after you've claimed the bump)?
Or would NWA just refund the ticket price minus the TCV value?
Seems like this might be a nice no-risk way to claim TCV's (i.e. if they don't need the bump, just don't board and get the ticket refunded).