$7000 oversold offer on UA 310, Mar 23
Mar 23, 2019, 3:11 pm
#31
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Go to the Bonvoy forum and read the thread about how StR Aspen treats late arrivals due to weather and airline IROPs. It could cost you as much as $32,000 to arrive the following morning and the hotel would probably require you to book a new reservation at close to rack rate for the actual time you stay.
Mar 23, 2019, 3:12 pm
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LAX
Mar 23, 2019, 3:13 pm
#33
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There must be more to this - I agree, I'd expect multiple people to jump at even $1,000 or $2,000 - let alone $5,000. There must've been other conditions that brought the pool of eligible down - like, cannot have a checked bag - LAX must be final destination - etc.
Divorce is usually more than $5k
Mar 23, 2019, 3:14 pm
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Add me to the list of, "Why can't this happen to me?" $5K and I would be out the door faster than anyone can ring their flight attendant call button to signify they're interested. First one off the plane wins, right?
I'm also on an ex-ORD flight on Monday but I wouldn't say to a high spring break destination. Maybe I'll be proven wrong. The flight quickly went from J3Y9 to zeroed out in less than 24 hours. And I can't find a downgauge so I think it's truly oversold.
-RM
I'm also on an ex-ORD flight on Monday but I wouldn't say to a high spring break destination. Maybe I'll be proven wrong. The flight quickly went from J3Y9 to zeroed out in less than 24 hours. And I can't find a downgauge so I think it's truly oversold.
-RM
Mar 23, 2019, 3:15 pm
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I'm just pointing out that certain hotels can charge you more than $5,000 if you take the next day's flight. Yeah, in this case, it's unlikely that someone on the flight was connecting back to Colorado at LAX, but for all we know there are other hotels elsewhere with similar policies.
Mar 23, 2019, 3:31 pm
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Does cash expire? So what if someone only uses 3k in value of the voucher? Are they still liable for taxes on the full 10k?
Mar 23, 2019, 4:01 pm
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I mean, just spending the voucher would at least get you Gold for free, and get you really close to Platinum...for non-US members, probably 1K easily.
Insane. I would've taken $500. I'm sure if I explain to my professors, "my flight was oversold, and I was offered 7 grand to take another flight," they'd be understanding of my absence.
Insane. I would've taken $500. I'm sure if I explain to my professors, "my flight was oversold, and I was offered 7 grand to take another flight," they'd be understanding of my absence.
Mar 23, 2019, 4:02 pm
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I mean, just spending the voucher would at least get you Gold for free, and get you really close to Platinum...for non-US members, probably 1K easily.
Insane. I would've taken $500. I'm sure if I explain to my professors, "my flight was oversold, and I was offered 7 grand to take another flight," they'd be understanding of my absence.
Insane. I would've taken $500. I'm sure if I explain to my professors, "my flight was oversold, and I was offered 7 grand to take another flight," they'd be understanding of my absence.
Mar 23, 2019, 4:14 pm
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Mar 23, 2019, 4:21 pm
#40
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Walk up one ways on just about every airline is under $400 if one did not want to spend the night.
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Mar 23, 2019, 4:26 pm
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Mar 23, 2019, 4:37 pm
#42
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Interestingly short UG list...
Assuming this doesn't reflect the actual list on this route -- In this scenario would FLO, T have been the last pax to get on (displacing the F pax who volunteered) or a battlefield upgrade with the GA taking the time to re-seat FLO, T and then seat the last to board in FLO, T's old Y seat?
Mar 23, 2019, 4:44 pm
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(I do know one couple where the husband flies solo, often getting upgraded in the process, and wife meets him there with the 2 kids. Miserable for the wife).
Mar 23, 2019, 6:11 pm
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Interestingly short UG list...
Assuming this doesn't reflect the actual list on this route -- In this scenario would FLO, T have been the last pax to get on (displacing the F pax who volunteered) or a battlefield upgrade with the GA taking the time to re-seat FLO, T and then seat the last to board in FLO, T's old Y seat?
Mar 23, 2019, 6:24 pm
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Could there have been LAX-bound deadheading pilots involved in this calculus? The numbers are astronomical, it's difficult to imagine no takers on the initial $5k offer; I've never even inherited that much.