Bumps Today at EWR
Aug 17, 2007 | 12:49 pm
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Bumps Today at EWR
A friend of my son's was flying on a reward ticket I gave him from SNA-EWR (red-eye last night)-MCO (7 am this morning). The EWR-MCO portion was overbooked by more than 20 people. CO ended up changing aircraft, but still had to bump people.
My son's friend took the $500 and a 4 pm flight (upgraded to 1st). Not bad for a reward seat! Apparently, all the EWR-MCO flights were oversold today.
My son's friend took the $500 and a 4 pm flight (upgraded to 1st). Not bad for a reward seat! Apparently, all the EWR-MCO flights were oversold today.
Aug 17, 2007 | 2:38 pm
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A friend of my son's was flying on a reward ticket I gave him from SNA-EWR (red-eye last night)-MCO (7 am this morning). The EWR-MCO portion was overbooked by more than 20 people. CO ended up changing aircraft, but still had to bump people.
My son's friend took the $500 and a 4 pm flight (upgraded to 1st). Not bad for a reward seat! Apparently, all the EWR-MCO flights were oversold today.
My son's friend took the $500 and a 4 pm flight (upgraded to 1st). Not bad for a reward seat! Apparently, all the EWR-MCO flights were oversold today.
I too probably would have gone for the Bump but now w/o a hotel being paid for nor food, and its still too early to know what additional flights will be cancelled or Delayed further, Hindsight if it was me I would have wished I took the morning flight, as alot of that $500 can be chewed up if they dont get to MCO tonight.
Aug 17, 2007 | 3:19 pm
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They've offered him another $500, a hotel room tonight, and 3 meals if he takes an additional bump and flies out tomorrow evening, providing that they need it (a lot of people are missing connections due to the weather).
Aug 17, 2007 | 3:41 pm
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I am so jealous.
Aug 17, 2007 | 3:44 pm
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Wow, what a deal.
Aug 17, 2007 | 4:10 pm
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The incoming 753 for CO392, the 4:05pm EWR-MCO, is CO1049 from SFO. It was diverted to SWF and is still sitting there, as of right now, 6:10pm EDT. No way 392 can depart at 7:17pm, as currently scheduled.
Aug 17, 2007 | 4:56 pm
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I'm still kicking myself for not taking a bump and $500 to TPA a month ago. I had to be somewhere at 6pm and the flight offered was cutting it close.
I think they need more flights to florida at certain times.
Of course, when I'm in no particular hurry, they never make an offer
I hope your son's friend took the offer ^
I think they need more flights to florida at certain times.
Of course, when I'm in no particular hurry, they never make an offer
I hope your son's friend took the offer ^
Aug 17, 2007 | 6:44 pm
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A friend of my son's was flying on a reward ticket I gave him from SNA-EWR (red-eye last night)-MCO (7 am this morning). The EWR-MCO portion was overbooked by more than 20 people. CO ended up changing aircraft, but still had to bump people.
My son's friend took the $500 and a 4 pm flight (upgraded to 1st). Not bad for a reward seat! Apparently, all the EWR-MCO flights were oversold today.
My son's friend took the $500 and a 4 pm flight (upgraded to 1st). Not bad for a reward seat! Apparently, all the EWR-MCO flights were oversold today.
Aug 19, 2007 | 5:56 am
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I'd hope he'd take my son on his next jaunt with one of the vouchers as they are friends-I wouldn't expect to be compensated personally but that would be a nice gesture although not expected or assumed.
Aug 19, 2007 | 6:24 pm
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My niece is presently on CO1828 EWR-LAS and was offered $500/dinner/hotel and 1st flt out tom morn.....they were looking for 6 seats.
Aug 19, 2007 | 6:39 pm
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$500 twice the same day is better than anything I've ever been able to score. Wow! I'm suitably impressed.
Aug 20, 2007 | 1:53 pm
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Dont forget the OP said the offer was there if CO was gonna Bump anyone, the OP never got back to update if in fact CO did Bump anyone and if yes did person get a 2nd 1
I actually was lucky a few yrs ago out of TLV got the VDB for the 84 in the morn $500 and a hotel room, only to get the VDB for the 91 that night and back to the same Hotel and another $500. The next day got my 3rd VDB on the 84 in the morn, but my luck ran out as they only wanted families for VDBing for the 91 that 2nd night. Add to that a $700 on the way over out of EWR.
Aug 20, 2007 | 8:32 pm
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Dont forget the OP said the offer was there if CO was gonna Bump anyone, the OP never got back to update if in fact CO did Bump anyone and if yes did person get a 2nd 1
I actually was lucky a few yrs ago out of TLV got the VDB for the 84 in the morn $500 and a hotel room, only to get the VDB for the 91 that night and back to the same Hotel and another $500. The next day got my 3rd VDB on the 84 in the morn, but my luck ran out as they only wanted families for VDBing for the 91 that 2nd night. Add to that a $700 on the way over out of EWR.
I actually was lucky a few yrs ago out of TLV got the VDB for the 84 in the morn $500 and a hotel room, only to get the VDB for the 91 that night and back to the same Hotel and another $500. The next day got my 3rd VDB on the 84 in the morn, but my luck ran out as they only wanted families for VDBing for the 91 that 2nd night. Add to that a $700 on the way over out of EWR.
Aug 21, 2007 | 12:05 am
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They were offering $500 on CO49 this (Monday) morning (EWR->IAH). They had no seats in first or coach until 10:00am on Tuesday morning which I found shocking with the amount of flights on this route.
Aug 21, 2007 | 7:11 am
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Originally Posted by climbermom
He did get two $500 vouchers on two bumps in one day.
Originally Posted by climbermom
He also got a hotel voucher (which he gave to someone at EWR who had a cancellation due to weather)...