how early can you volunteer ?
Sep 19, 2010, 10:03 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 2008
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how early can you volunteer ?
in my limited experience with trying to volunteer on delta flights, i've been told to do it at the gate (unless the check-in kiosk mentions it).
is that still the earliest one can attempt to get on a volunteer list ? can anything be done over the phone or at the ticket counter ?
is that still the earliest one can attempt to get on a volunteer list ? can anything be done over the phone or at the ticket counter ?
Sep 20, 2010, 3:21 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2008
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At the gate.
Sometimes you can get lucky and it would be way oversold and catch it at the counter.
But just remember, i have seen flights go way oversold and me standing by (granted as a diamond) and I make it on and the agent (obviously) not needing any volunteers.
So in this case it is a true YMMV.
Sometimes you can get lucky and it would be way oversold and catch it at the counter.
But just remember, i have seen flights go way oversold and me standing by (granted as a diamond) and I make it on and the agent (obviously) not needing any volunteers.
So in this case it is a true YMMV.
Sep 20, 2010, 3:23 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2008
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You can volunteer at the ticket counter. Sometimes they will tell you to volunteer at the gate. But in small airports, I have volunteered at the ticket counter because the TA agent is also the GA or the TA will tell the GA. Even though I have volunteered at the ticket counter, I always stop at the gate and reconfirm that the GA knows that I have volunteered.
I do not believe that you can volunteer over the phone.
I do not believe that you can volunteer over the phone.