Change Your Flight for Exclusive Rewards! (Nominal Travel Credit)
Jun 22, 2022, 10:17 am
#17
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I usually book far enough in advance that I have a decent choice of seats. Finding a comparable seat on an alternate flight might be difficult. And I often have car rental reservations and/or hotel at the destination that isn’t easily changeable. They really need to sweeten the deal for me to consider helping them out in most cases I can think of.
Jun 22, 2022, 10:45 am
#18
Join Date: Aug 2017
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The advantage of a "low" offer is that this is in advance so you can shift plans accordingly. At the airport people will have to make last minute changes to their plans so obviously the vouchers at the airport will be higher.
If I was a college student or someone on limited income getting this email I would absolutely take it vs risking a voucher at the airport
If I was a college student or someone on limited income getting this email I would absolutely take it vs risking a voucher at the airport
Jun 22, 2022, 12:38 pm
#20
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I'd try this approach: call them and say I got your exclusive offer - and - if you would be willing to move me to flight XXX on June 26 and up the offer to (a more reasonable figure like $100), then you got a deal!
Jun 22, 2022, 1:46 pm
#21
Join Date: Jun 2018
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I'm admittedly still kicking myself, but I was worried about screwing up plans with family. Sigh.
Jun 22, 2022, 1:59 pm
#22
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Flew UA the other day and they wanted one volunteer. They couldn't find one @ $1,000 and eventually a guy who had initially been amongst those who had passed got out with $1,500!
I'm admittedly still kicking myself, but I was worried about screwing up plans with family. Sigh.
I'm admittedly still kicking myself, but I was worried about screwing up plans with family. Sigh.
Jun 22, 2022, 3:12 pm
#23
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: PDX
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Whats really amazing is that even when AS knows they need to free up space they will still make changes incredibly difficult unless you get an offer. Heck even when they cancel you still get a lot of agents refusing to change more than +/- 1 day. Penny wise pound foolish given the state of flying.
Jun 22, 2022, 5:29 pm
#24
Join Date: Jun 2018
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Was flying DCA and SFO and UA was offering $3K plus a light from IAD 3 hours later with taxi and food covered. They needed 8 ppl and no takers at $1, $1.5, got 2-3 at $2K and finally a ton of ppl jumped at $3K haha. Pretty amazing offer. AS flight I was on left with around 15-20 open seats.
Jun 22, 2022, 6:05 pm
#26
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I've seen AS go into the 1k+ region on a flight from SFO-PVR during Christmas time ~5 years ago, started at 500 and after everyone boarded a couple took the offer at $1400 each. I had volunteered, but because they needed two, they decided to take the couple instead.
Jun 22, 2022, 6:17 pm
#27
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The advantage of a "low" offer is that this is in advance so you can shift plans accordingly. At the airport people will have to make last minute changes to their plans so obviously the vouchers at the airport will be higher.
If I was a college student or someone on limited income getting this email I would absolutely take it vs risking a voucher at the airport
If I was a college student or someone on limited income getting this email I would absolutely take it vs risking a voucher at the airport
i had an AS flight from Chicago that wasn’t overbooked but had some special cargo on it. They had weight limits on a 737. Thry had 99 booked but only coukd allow 84 or so. They offered. I had to beat work the next day otherwise I would have taken it. I think they were offering $500+
Jun 22, 2022, 7:12 pm
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Jun 22, 2022, 8:07 pm
#29
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Jun 22, 2022, 9:57 pm
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