How to get bumped

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How to get bumped

 

For years when I travel and I have the time, I volunteer my seat and get the voucher. Once I was flying on United Miles to Australia and had a seven hour layover in LA. The flight from SFO to LA was overbooked so I volunteered my seat, got a free flight for spending four hours in the LA airport instead of seven. Another time I was put on a flight in the next gate, that was direct and in first class.

Here is what you do. Show up to the airport early. Much of the stress of flying comes from not budgeting enough time.

Go to the check in desk and ask, "Is this site oversold"? If the answer is yes, then ask to be placed on the voluntary do not board list. They will typically take your boarding pass until they make a decision if they will need the seat.

Now if they bid up what they are offering, they always give the early volunteers the things they offer at the end.

This entry was influenced by running into a fellow kickballer on the Divisadero who said she was bumped off her flight. Hoping to be bumped on Wednesday.




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