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Southwest will end practice of overbooking, CEO says
Southwest Airlines will end its practice of overbooking, the carrier's CEO said Thursday morning. (www.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Being bumped from an overbooked flight can be lucrative...if you know the rules. When you are "that guy" who doesn't get a seat, DO NOT accept anything the airline offers. To do so makes you a volunteer. Instead tell the gate agent you want your DBC...denied boarding compensation. DBC is regulated by the DOT and gives the airline zero wiggle room. To start off, the airline must immediately write you a check then and there. To make it work, you have to know the rules. Research DBC.
I am a casual user of airlines, so when I book a flight, I want to get there as advertised, not sit in some airport for 12 hours for the next flight, or sit in some hotel room til the next day. Yes, I want, what I want, when I want it.
There is a solution to this. Get to the airport and check in ON TIME....Check in at the gate at least one hour before departure.
Most of those bumped are late arrivals.
Traffic, flat tires, the kid's baseball game, mother called at the last minute....All these are the passenger's problem. Not the problem of the airline or the 150 other people on board who decided to get to the airport on time.
I am so sick and tired of 'me me me' and the kowtowing to the lowest common denominator.
Most of those bumped are late arrivals.
Traffic, flat tires, the kid's baseball game, mother called at the last minute....All these are the passenger's problem. Not the problem of the airline or the 150 other people on board who decided to get to the airport on time.
I am so sick and tired of 'me me me' and the kowtowing to the lowest common denominator.
Maybe have a chart of the "bottom 5" who would be "re-accommodated" if need be. That way you can see where you are.
Buy a first class ticket.
Does SWA have a first class?
No first class, but they do have Business Select that will get you priority boarding. Should prevent denied boarding in a similar situation.