Avoiding a bump--what to do?
Jun 25, 2013 | 11:28 pm
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IDB is very rare. And, if traveling with a DM (even on a separate reservation), I am sure you could negotiate with them to choose another person on the list. Worst worst worst case, IDB can be quite lucrative.
Jun 25, 2013 | 11:29 pm
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It's quite simple to request @DeltaAssist
Jun 25, 2013 | 11:34 pm
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I once flew a friend to Nantucket
She thought she'd be tossed off the junket.
She got into the air
And finally was there,
But I missed my flight, oh.....
She thought she'd be tossed off the junket.
She got into the air
And finally was there,
But I missed my flight, oh.....
Jun 26, 2013 | 5:55 am
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Just booked an award ticket for my friend who is joining me in ACK over the 4th.
I have DL Diamond / MM; she has no status.
It looks like I got her the last available ticket as the return leg ACK-JFK is now showing Y0...
No seats are available for her; it says that I can try choosing a seat again at check-in.
What are the chances that she will get IDB'd, assuming she attempts to check in online and arrives early? If she is, what are the odds on getting her onto the later ACK-LGA that is also Y0?
I guess bottom line I'm worried that her award ticket and lack of status will make her a prime candidate for bumping, which will wreak havoc with her later plans--anything I can do to prevent this?
I have DL Diamond / MM; she has no status.
It looks like I got her the last available ticket as the return leg ACK-JFK is now showing Y0...
No seats are available for her; it says that I can try choosing a seat again at check-in.
What are the chances that she will get IDB'd, assuming she attempts to check in online and arrives early? If she is, what are the odds on getting her onto the later ACK-LGA that is also Y0?
I guess bottom line I'm worried that her award ticket and lack of status will make her a prime candidate for bumping, which will wreak havoc with her later plans--anything I can do to prevent this?
Last edited by OHDL1; Jun 26, 2013 at 6:02 am
Jun 26, 2013 | 7:01 am
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Not traveling with a DM - the DM will have already been there, at least in the OP's case, according to his post.
Jun 26, 2013 | 7:02 am
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As others have said IDB rarely happen. I believe they have to offer VBD's first and then if no takers they move to the IDB. In all my years of flying I have been on one flight that they had to IDB anybody, and that is over thousands of flights.
Jun 26, 2013 | 7:02 am
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Jun 26, 2013 | 7:43 am
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I'm not on the same PNR, nor on the same flight as her.
I am on the same flight as her on the way to ACK; in the event that EC is available, I might stop in the lounge and see if the agent will let me move her.
I am on the same flight as her on the way to ACK; in the event that EC is available, I might stop in the lounge and see if the agent will let me move her.
Jun 26, 2013 | 8:43 am
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Why not call the DM line now and try to get her a seat in EC with you? If you wait until the airport, all EC seats may be gone.
Jun 26, 2013 | 3:42 pm
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Normal IDB compensation is due in the event of an oversale, but not when people must be bumped to satisfy weight/balance restrictions for aircraft with 30-60 seats. Of course there can be a grey area when both events occur on the same flight and involuntary DBs must occur.
How do they get away with this? If an aircraft that seats 50 passengers has to be balanced and go out with only 35 passengers, how does it get certified to hold 50 if it can't?
Second, if it can't hold 50, why can airlines be allowed to sell that many seat to put passengers in a potential VDB situation when they won't be compensated?
Jun 26, 2013 | 4:53 pm
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I just checked in for a Delta flight that had had no seats available for assignment for a month. Our entire group ended up together pretty far toward the front of the plane. I wouldn't worry. Just check in at T-24.
Jun 26, 2013 | 7:22 pm
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How do they get away with this? If an aircraft that seats 50 passengers has to be balanced and go out with only 35 passengers, how does it get certified to hold 50 if it can't?
Second, if it can't hold 50, why can airlines be allowed to sell that many seat to put passengers in a potential VDB situation when they won't be compensated?
Second, if it can't hold 50, why can airlines be allowed to sell that many seat to put passengers in a potential VDB situation when they won't be compensated?
Jun 26, 2013 | 7:36 pm
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