I'm on a EWR-MEX flight next week using my dad's onepass miles and he's elite gold. Anyway I was curious is this flight is ever full and if so is it worth putting my name on the volunteer list to be bumped? Now another question. If you pay for the flight with onepass miles can you still get an upgrade or voucher out of it?

Short answer, yes.

See: http://www.flyertalk.com/pasttalk/ft...ML/006905.html

How 'bout giving us the specific date and flight number so we can take a look at the load on Galileo? Or better yet, do it yourself.

As for your bump inquiry, if your question is, "Can I get bumped on a OnePass reward flight?", the answer is yes, you can. If the question is, "Should I volunteer for an overbooked flight?", only you can answer that one given the importance of getting to your destination in an expeditious manner and the amount of the compensation offered.


[This message has been edited by cAAl (edited 07-29-2003).]

flight 1970 on 8/5

2 EWR MEX 1655 2101 CO1970 C4 D4 Z2 Y2 H0 K0 B0 V0 Q0 S0#738*C

My Interpretation is Revenue Management is holding back F/C - If you volunteer you would probably get moved up front rather than receive a free R/T

moved up to first class?
does my dad being gold help at all?
and is it a full flight?

My feeling is that since CO is so stingy with reward seats, the only way to get a reward seat is on a flight which is half empty. Therefore being bumped on an award ticket is an impossibility. Unless of course you are paying double miles.

really?
so even if they're overbooked which as of now looks like a posibility i can't be bumped?

realdude here is your PBT (passenger booking total for that flight.

First
Capacity 14
Booked 7

Coach
Capacity 141
Booked 169

This aircraft is overbooked by 21. On reward tickets just like said before the general rule is not to upgrade you to first but it soely depends on your gate agent just ask them and see what happens. Inside CO Ewr is not seen as a friendly place but try anyway. This flight has a low now show factor and I am not sure why it is booked over its authorization so it is a possibility you could get bumped. To keep that from happening make sure you have a seat assignment.

jeez its that overbooked already?
sounds like a great time to volunteer. I'll make sure to do so. I don't want the upgrade as much as a voucher or a free hotel in newark or something. Since it's the last flight out of EWR to MEX I think I'd have to be put up. Or go through IAH which may work. Any ideas or tips as I don't have to be in MEX on that date and I'm very flexible. And lastly, does the ticket being bought with gold miles help at all?

Well, considering you live in the vicinity of EWR, I'd hope you'd settle for something slightly more than one night's accommodations for volunteering your seat!

It would be a Herculean task to make the last EWR-IAH-MEX connection that night because CO #51 (connecting to CO #1624) is slotted to leave at exactly the same time -- 4:55 pm -- as your current flight. CO's gate agents are going to be highly reluctant to give you voluntary denied boarding compensation and a seat on the alternate flights before the oversell situation becomes unavoidable (e.g. right before CO #1970 closes).

Again, check Galileo if you want to evaluate alternate options on August 5 and beyond.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">And lastly, does the ticket being bought with gold miles help at all?

In terms of getting bumped off the flight? Or in terms of getting op-upgraded? You'll probably have to take a back seat to revenue passengers and/or actual elites when it comes to snagging an op-upgrade, but if CO is desperate for volunteers to step aside, they'll be happy to take you whether you're an award passenger or a revenue passenger.

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Where can one find the passenger booking totals?

As far as I know these are only avail to Continental Employees wishing to book travel..