Does any one know if the BUMP program is still in place and if it is, how to convince an agent to use it? I'm flying BWI-DFW tomorrow on CO including one leg on a CRJ. NW leaves BWI at the same time through MEM and it looks like there is a good bit of space.
Thanks.

Don't know specifically about the bump program, don't know why it would not still be in existance.

But with CO/NW I don't really think you would need it. If you are on a CRJ than you are either on DL or NW as CO does not operate any CRJ's.

NW and I think CO both offer same day standby.

In order to give you options more information would be necessary. Such as who the ticket was bought through. Who is operating the flights, what code is on the ticket and items like that.

NW can usually take over a CO ticket (and visa versa) without too much trouble as long as you have not already checked in.

what BUMP program are you talking about?

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=324984

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78061

Rather inconsistent program - haven't tried it in a few months...

I ended up not trying; I'd tried at BWI before and the agents looked at me like I was speaking Slovenian.
The itin included an ERJ on CO and when I checked in at BWI and discovered that I had a 45 minute connection in EWR from terminal C to terminal A I asked the agent if it would work. She laughed and rebooked me to a connection through CLE and the tickets came up Y/Y.
If it looks like there are first class seats on Mon when I return from ATL I might try it.
tom

I wanted to "BUMP" this thread on the BUMP Program to see if any FTers have had any recent experiences with it? Is the BUMP Program still around?

I am flying on someone else's dime this week MEM-DCA and back and would love to be able to fly on a NW nonstop (and earn NW EQMs) rather than taking connecting flights on a carrier on which I don't earn many miles.

My last experience using the bump program was successful (switching from DL to NW), but that was roughly two years ago. I'd love to hear of any problems or successes anyone has had recently (particularly if you've tried it with NW agents at either MEM or DCA).

I used it last month in ROC - agent knew exactly what to do, and handed me my NW BPs within 3 minutes of first contact.

Just curious what airline your ticket was originally booked on. Did you have to get a paper ticket from your original carrier or were they able to handle things just using an eticket number? Thanks for your input.

Fo you have to have a full fare or a high fare basis to use BUMP programme? I would assume, it would be benificial for the airline to use BUMP only if the fare is high enough.

I think the distinctiveness of the BUMP program is that it doesn't require a full fare ticket. A full fare ticket is automatically portable, I thought.
BUMP means that NW will take it for whatever value it has -- to fill what would otherwise be an empty seat. Some revenue is better than no revenue.
tom

I think what you want to say to the ticket counter agent (usually them, not a gate agent) is something along the lines of "can I rule 120 this XYZ ticket and fly on northwest instead of XYZ" ?

Perhaps rule 120 isn't the correct rule in all situations, but they'll get the idea of what you want to do - fly their airline on another airline's ticket.

I don't think I ever did this at the front end of a trip. Will an airline take a not-full-fare ticket from some other airline and give you both outbound and return tickets? I can see the "any money beats no money" aspect on taking someone else's ticket for a plane about to go out with empty seats. It is harder to understand taking that same ticket and issuing a today and a "some day in the future" ticket...