Originally Posted by
djk7
Keep in mind too that the $200 and $400 amounts are caps.
For the denied boarding compensation. Not for the total costs of involuntary denied boarding. If the airline sells you a $ 10 000 ticket, say in F or R class, and then denies boarding, they do not get to return the cap of $ 400 and earn $ 9600 without ever flying you - they return $ 10 400 and thereby lose $ 400.
Originally Posted by
djk7
The actual amount is based on the ticket price for that segment limited by the cap. So if the airline needs to IDB someone, it is cheapest for them to pick the person(s) with the lowest fares.
This applies for all fares. After all, if the airline has to choose between involuntarily denying boarding to a passenger with $ 2000 ticket and involuntarily denying boarding to a passenger with $ 2500 ticket, in first case they need $ 2400, in the second case $ 2900.
Of course, when the ticket price is below $200, the denied boarding compensation is limited to treble price (double as compensation plus once for involuntary refund), so obviously stranding a passenger with $50 ticket is very cheap.
Originally Posted by
djk7
It has been discussed before that some pax bumped on award tickets have been denied compensation because the airline considered the ticket free.
Are people bumped on award tickets entitled to compensation over and above refund of the miles?
Are miles in compensation for involuntary denied boarding elite-qualifying miles?