Originally Posted by
mvoight
You called AAdvantage for this, and asked here, while wating to board?
This has been discussed here multiple times. You might get lucky, but it isn't really worrying about this much.
Just read the update: All of this trouble and they didn't need the seat?
What was the origin and destination?
It was PHX - ORD. They were offering $300 voucher for change planes in DFW. I would have gotten home 3 hours later. I was very tired, and the deal wouldn't have been worth it for me for $300 voucher only. But I'm in mid-challenge, and the extra 1400 or so EQMs would have made it worthwhile by possibly saving me a mileage run later.
I immediately posted the question here. I don't doubt that it's been covered here before, but I don't recall ever seeing that discussion, and search has been very slow IME and I had a very small window to possibly un-volunteer. Only after I posted it here did it even occur to me to call AA as I figure I'm more likely to get an accurate response quicker here.
FWIW, the potential vdb was due to a weight restriction issue based, the GA said, on "the heat." I got on as soon as she told me they didn't need me, so I don't know if they bumped anyone at all or if they accommodated the 1 or 2 standbys.