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Category Archives: vdb

Delta Air Linesvdb

$10,000 Visa Gift Card To Take A Later Delta Air Lines Flight?!

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 28, 2022June 28, 2022 29 Comments
Delta Oversold Gift Card

When flights are oversold, airlines have tools at their disposal to incentivize volunteers to step forward and take alternate flights. In the case of one Delta Air Lines flight, those willing to give up their seat were reportedly offered...

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United Airlinesvdb

United Makes It Easier To Give Up Your Seat

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 18, 2018December 18, 2018 17 Comments

United Airlines is making it easier than ever to volunteer your seat in an oversell situation. New technology on the mobile app, united.com, and airport check-in kiosks will provide more options, including instantly confirmable alternate flight arrangements (with compensation)....

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United Airlinesvdb

$10,000 Voucher for United Airlines Bump!

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 23, 2018March 24, 2018 6 Comments
United Compensation Limits

Back in the day, I thought a $600 for a bump was a job well done. But how about $10,000?! The Northeast storm earlier this week led to thousands of flights cancellations, including most United flight in/out of New...

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Musingsvdb

How Valuable is Your Time? Airline Bump Economics

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 16, 2017December 16, 2017 20 Comments

Earlier today, I wrote about my oversold United redeye flight, where passengers were offered $2000 to take a flight the following morning. I’m still not understanding why there were not more takers. First, I do acknowledge we are talking about...

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United Airlinesvdb

$2,000 for a United Bump…

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 16, 2017December 16, 2017 18 Comments
United Oversold Flight

My flight from Los Angeles to Newark on Thursday night was so full I was unable to get a seat on it. That, in and of itself, is not all that unusual during the busy holiday travel season. The...

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Airline BumpsLos Angeles LAXUnited Airlinesvdb

No More Bumps on United Airlines for Me

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 30, 2012December 9, 2016 4 Comments

My United redeye flight to Philadephia Monday turned out to be oversold. But I did not take a bump. It simply wasn’t worth the effort, a stark change in the post-merger world. Overnight bumps used to be an incredible...

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Airline BumpsUnited Airlinesvdb

Captain Denny Flanagan, a Bump, and Tri-Cabin First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 6, 2012December 9, 2016 1 Comment

It’s Easter weekend and we are at the height of the spring travel season–and I’m loving it! This morning I show up at the gate for my Philadelphia-Los Angeles flight and lo behold, Captain Denny Flanagan is there doing...

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Airline BumpsIADUnited AirlinesUnited Expressvdb

United Express Drama and VDBs at Washington Dulles

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 18, 2012 3 Comments

Last night was quite a spectacle at the United Express gates in Terminal A at Washington Dulles. I’ve found over the years that United chronically overbooks these regional jet flights and have had the good fortune of getting bumped...

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United Airlinesvdb

Back in the USA + A Bump on United Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 23, 2011 10 Comments

I am back in the U.S. this week for Thanksgiving and am just grinning tonight that my little ploy worked. My company booked me on a non-stop Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles tomorrow but I opted to...

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My First Bump on Lufthansa!

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 23, 2011December 6, 2016 5 Comments

I do not always blog about my weekends, but if I am not traveling overseas I am usually traveling around Europe. Last weekend, I had a trip planned to London, departing Friday evening and returning early Monday morning to get me...

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American AirlinesChicagoNewsUnited Airlinesvdb

Route through Chicago if you want a bump this summer?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 8, 2010 Leave a Comment

Continuing on the theme of bumps, Chicago O’Hare (ORD) might be a wise airport to connect in this summer if you are looking for a bump. It also might be the airport you want to avoid if you are...

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United Airlinesvdb

Bump Strategy: Take the Earlier Redeye

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 3, 2010 7 Comments

Sunday evening I travelled from BUR-SFO-IAD-PHL, including a redeye from SFO-IAD. United is currently running two redeyes from SFO-IAD Sunday evenings, a 767 departing at 2230 and a 757 departing at 2315. I am used to taking the 2230 flight,...

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United Airlinesvdb

After Blogging About Bumps, I Get Bumped Off a United Express Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 25, 2010 2 Comments

Yesterday I blogged about a LA Times story bemoaning the fact that more passengers are being bumped off of flights. Just an hour after posting, I got a bump of my own. My Sunday evening IAD-PHL flight was zeroed...

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US Airwaysvdb

Robbed of a $450 Bump on US Airways Due to Broken Crew Seat

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 22, 2009 3 Comments

After landing in Baltimore at 0115 this morning, I curled up in a quiet spot in the airport for a few hours before my 0600 departure to PHL on the obscenely expensive 90-mile BWI-PHL flight. As I walked over...

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United Airlinesvdb

A Recap of My Thanksgiving Travel on United – Yes, I scored another $600 bump

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 30, 2009 Leave a Comment

I mentioned last week that I had a row with a Service Director at SFO on Wednesday. I had just arrived from San Diego (surly and argumentative SEA-based FA’s on the flight) and had a tight connection down to...

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Airline BumpsUnited Airlinesvdb

Easy Bump or Illusory Hope? Gauging my Chances for a VDB Opportunity on United Today

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 29, 2009December 6, 2016 2 Comments

I am scheduled to fly from Ontario, CA (ONT)-SFO-ORD-PHL later today and am hoping that I will get the opportunity to give up my seat on one of the flights. Unfortunately, it looks like my best shot is ONT-SFO...

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United Airlinesvdb

Almost Another $600 Bump on United Airlines from San Francisco to Chicago

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 17, 2009December 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

Yesterday evening I flew from Burbank to Philadelphia via San Francisco and Chicago and almost got another $600 bump at SFO. I got to the gate in San Francisco and peered up at United’s EasyInfo screen in the gate...

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