VDB, IDB and Compensation - Master Thread
 

I searched for a recent generic thread where we can collect information, numerical data and announcements from Air Canada on the issue of VDB, IDB and Compensation. Perhaps we could make this a FAQ, add a wiki, etc.

Given the events of this past week on other airlines, AC FT should have a central resource.

Perhaps the AC FT Collective can decide how to format this thread, which of the older threads to delete and so on.


I did find these threads so I'll include them as reference as they are not recent.

2017

Does AC give cash for giving up seat on oversold flights? Will it raise VDB amounts?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...d-flights.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...ed-flight.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...-overbook.html

2016

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...ng-cheque.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...db-vs-vdb.html

2015

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...pensation.html

2014-2015

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...pensation.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...pensation.html

2013-2015

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...gers-more.html

2014

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...ng-bumped.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...k-idb-vdb.html
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This is a good idea, way too many threads related to IDB/VDB already

As per link in the wiki, screen shot here

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Holy crap. I thought quote in the Wiki was being facetious/flippant/tongue-in-cheek.

How about providing a record of compensation?
Date of Flight:
Flight/Route:
Type (Voluntary or Involuntary):
Compensation Paid:

Added to Wiki

Air Canada - General Conditions of Carriage - Overbooking Notice

I think there's a typo in the screen cap.

It says "offer".

Its interesting how AC did not specified overbooking is limited to Y only...
Does this mean what I think it means?

You might enjoy this thread

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...ess-class.html

Another interesting thread

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-c...verbooked.html

And this post. He is a pilot.

They don't overbook J. Operational reasons can obviously result in J being overbooked (defective seat, captain needs to deadhead, etc.), but they don't intentionally do it.

I haven't heard anything on the PY front, but there's no harm in Selling 25/24 in PY if you have a free seat in J.

You just don't want to overbook your highest cabin.

Will AC step up?
 

News from Delta:
"Customer service agents will be able to offer passengers as much as $2,000 when they’re asked to give up a seat on an oversold flight, up from $800, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg. Managers can offer as much as $9,950, more than seven times the previous cap of $1,350, the memo dated April 13 says." Bloomberg/AP
So will AC match Delta or drag their feet and wait for the government to tell them how they should treat their passengers?

Has AC ever needed to offer more, has there ever been a case where what was being offered was not enough and no one accepted what AC was offering?

As far as I am concerned I think AC should offer what ever the market will bear. If someone is willing to be /VDBIDB for $200, then why would anyone expect AC to offer more?

As for passenger treatment, I think the passengers need to spend a little more effort in taking responsibility at understanding just what type of financial contract they are entering into when they purchase their airplane ticket.

As with all purchases caveat emptor equally applies to airplane tickets purchased for any airlines. Time for people to start taking responsibilty for themselves and stop acting like helpless children as asking for the gov't to control and regulate their lives.

AC should just eliminate the cap altogether. Whatever the market demands...so if $200, then $200.

If $15,000, then 15K. We know it would never reach that point, but you get my point.

jaysona, my point was will AC empower their customer services agents and managers to offer up to the limits Delta is allowing not will AC pay $9950 to free up a seat. Who knows, if AC continues to treat its customers like self loading cargo the government may step in like they did in Europe.

Totally agree with your point, it would be nice if agents were empowered to offer whatever it is each flight will bear. I also hope that AC will increase the offers in $50 - $100 dollar increments. AC already wastes enough money as it is, not need to waste more needlessly with VDB/IBD offers.