Any Memorial Day Bump-Runners? This weekend 5/25-28
May 20, 2007, 5:36 pm
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Any Memorial Day Bump-Runners? This weekend 5/25-28
Mrs hiyo and I are heading to SFO this weekend from SAN on UA, and the loads are starting to look a little bit bumpalicious.
On itn it looks like this:
SAN-SFO F0 Y0 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 T0 K0 L0 (ICC confirms it is oversold, but would not disclose by how many)
SFO-SAN F6 Y3 B3 M2 E1 U1 H1 Q1 V0 W0 S0 T0 K1 L0 .
This is not a bump run per se, but we are always open to the right offer. Is anyone else checking the loads on your flights this weekend with an eye to a bump possibility?
On itn it looks like this:
SAN-SFO F0 Y0 B0 M0 E0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 T0 K0 L0 (ICC confirms it is oversold, but would not disclose by how many)
SFO-SAN F6 Y3 B3 M2 E1 U1 H1 Q1 V0 W0 S0 T0 K1 L0 .
This is not a bump run per se, but we are always open to the right offer. Is anyone else checking the loads on your flights this weekend with an eye to a bump possibility?
Last edited by hiyo; May 25, 2007 at 11:25 am Reason: updated buckets
May 20, 2007, 8:08 pm
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Bumps
The only time that I check loads to see if I might have a bump opportunity is every time I fly 
. I'm flying PDX-MCO on the 28th with the return June 1st. Nothing better than Q9 on any of my flights.
Dan
. I'm flying PDX-MCO on the 28th with the return June 1st. Nothing better than Q9 on any of my flights.Dan
May 21, 2007, 10:11 am
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Why wait for this weekend (although both our flights to and from LAS are completely sold out and overbooked and we will try for more) - I got a DBC on AA yesterday and got home only 10 minutes after my originally scheduled flight.
May 23, 2007, 2:09 am
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I wouldn't get your hopes up too high with a bump with it showing Y4 and Y7, although you never know. I've had a couple flights recently that were Y0 and still went out with empty seats. I did a UA SAN/SFO at Thanksgiving and we had empty seats both ways. But, best of luck to you. Enjoy SF.
May 23, 2007, 3:15 pm
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My DL flight from DFW-SLC Tues. morning is showing zeroed out across the board, so I'm hoping for some DL Dollars!!
May 25, 2007, 11:28 am
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I wouldn't get your hopes up too high with a bump with it showing Y4 and Y7, although you never know. I've had a couple flights recently that were Y0 and still went out with empty seats. I did a UA SAN/SFO at Thanksgiving and we had empty seats both ways. But, best of luck to you. Enjoy SF.
Maybe I will see you in T1 Saturday morning! Have fun in SF yourself.
PS - how did you like the play?
May 25, 2007, 12:37 pm
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Strangely UA suddenly zeroed out all LAX-DEN flights for 05/25 (I suspect along with many others). Just yesterday morning there were plenty of seats and then poof all gone by the afternoon.
I don't really trust inventory info anymore as I often see zeroed out flights go out with empty seats but flights with last minute availability end up calling for volunteers. YMMV. Good luck!
I don't really trust inventory info anymore as I often see zeroed out flights go out with empty seats but flights with last minute availability end up calling for volunteers. YMMV. Good luck!
May 25, 2007, 6:43 pm
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A couple of Bwi-Dtw flights are zeroed out Saturday on NW. My flight (a 0915 departure from Bwi to Dtw) is down to F1P1Y0-etc. I am very available.
May 25, 2007, 11:21 pm
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I really dont understand all the hype about trying to bump run over the holiday weekend. The airlines know its a holiday weekend and, of course, have adjusted their overbooking according. They have decades of holiday weekend data to go from to ensure minimum VDB's.
Your chance of a bump this weekend is no greater than any other weekend.
Enjoy the long weekend.
Your chance of a bump this weekend is no greater than any other weekend.
Enjoy the long weekend.
May 25, 2007, 11:39 pm
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False.
Why?
Airlines willingly oversell if the price is right.
There is not strong enough demand to oversell most flights most weekends. Demand is higher on holiday weekends and thus the number of bumps will increase.
Any bump run is you betting against complex very good computer systems. I flew 4 flights today. All 4 were overbooked. 3/4 had enough mis-connects/no-shows that AA bumped no-one. 1/4 more people than the AA computer predicted showed up and a couple people got bumped. I didn't get on the list soon enough so wasn't one of them.
May 26, 2007, 7:45 pm
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