Getting bumped on a fully refundable ticket
Dec 21, 2008 | 3:31 pm
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Getting bumped on a fully refundable ticket
Let's say that I want to meet a friend at the gate so I buy a fully refundable ticket. What if the flight that my refundable ticket is for is overbooked, and they take volunteers for bumping? Could I get bumped, and then get a free flight plus a refund on the refundable ticket?
Dec 21, 2008 | 4:48 pm
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Let's say that I want to meet a friend at the gate so I buy a fully refundable ticket. What if the flight that my refundable ticket is for is overbooked, and they take volunteers for bumping? Could I get bumped, and then get a free flight plus a refund on the refundable ticket?
Dec 21, 2008 | 5:58 pm
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Dec 21, 2008 | 7:08 pm
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Which airline(s) are you speaking of that have such a policy?? CO certainly will allow such a VDB situation - I've done it. I even told them that if the re-route they could get wasn't sufficient I'd take the bump then cancel and buy another ticket on a reasonable routing. I still got my voucher.
Dec 21, 2008 | 8:35 pm
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Oh yes! Happened to me on Air Canada MSP-YYZ last winter. Too many on plane and they IDBed 8. Nobody would volunteer to get off, so they IDBed the last 8 pax in line, who were already waiting in line with part of the plane already boarded...
Dec 22, 2008 | 8:49 am
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Dec 22, 2008 | 12:36 pm
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