Off to a good start on my flying marathon! Just scored a free ticket (was offered $200 in travel credits, but I find a free ticket to be more valuable) thanks to a weight restricted flight. Two other people were involuntarily denied boarding (IDB’ed), and one of them was livid, as he was connecting to Istanbul on a tight connection. I get to keep my same onward connections, although I’m shooting for another bump on the next flight.
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April 29th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
whakojacko said,
You would take a free ticket over $200? Maybe Its just me, but I would much rather prefer the $200…
April 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
hobo13 said,
My threshold is $300. As in, less than $300, I take the free ticket. $300 and above, I take the money and run!
So yea, I agree with Lucky.
April 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Stevie G said,
This is the free ticket that doesnt earn any EQMs, right?
April 29th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
PWMDude said,
You have stated you preference of credits over free tickets for several reasons:
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2008/12/03/comparing-bump-compensation-among-the-us-legacy-carriers/
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2008/08/06/answering-a-few-reader-questions/
Your threshold has obviously changed, but am surprised based on the cost of tix these days. I would think especially with the DEQM promotions, and your summer vacation the credit is more valuable.
Am I missing something ?
April 29th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
lucky said,
$300 is my threshold as well. I never use these free tickets, but friends and family tend to value them at more than $200, so that’s my choice in such a situation.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
gobluetwo said,
Are these free tix transferable? And as if you need the extra EQMs, what with 40k BIS miles staring you in the face, lol.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Bschaff1 said,
I’d definitely take the ticket over the $200 because I can always pawn it off on someone I know. Also, I could make much greater use of a free ticket towards an expensive $400+ ticket. Now you should have tried to negotiate round trip complimentary upgrades to go along with taking the bump.
April 29th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Gray said,
Free tix are great for positioning flights, as well, especially for short, high cost routes such as JFK – IAD, and IAD – BOS. I’ve often lamented not being able to begin mileage runs out of cities in close proximity because I couldn’t justify the high cost of the positioning flight.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:31 am
lucky said,
@ gobluetwo — Yes, the tickets are transferable, which is the nice thing. I would never actually use them, as I’m too much of a mileage whore (no matter how many miles I’m flying in the next couple of weeks).
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