This is wild. United gave me $5000 travel credits to take a 3 hour later flight + meal vouchers, and a seat upgrade.
2026-04-24 21:30:40
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Blain :
I used to do this all the time in the 90s and early 2000s. Haven’t even been offered since.
2026-05-25 01:32:26
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Allison Tombs - JCo Travel :
My daughter and I each got 1,200 with Southwest a few years ago. We took a different flight to our connecting city and still landed on time.
2026-04-24 19:56:41
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HelenMRLay :
I have not paid for a flight in 4 years. I always go to the agent and ask.
2026-04-23 19:18:40
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BRIDGET BULLION :
I had this happen to me back-to-back from Philadelphia to Miami. It still happens!
2026-05-25 11:24:54
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Brooke :
My daughter got 2000 from United in credits a few months ago and she didn’t have to bid. They kept raising the price and she took it. Happened again on her next flight but she couldn’t take it because she had to get home.
2026-04-24 10:56:50
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Jaymie Dairick :
There was 1 time they were offering $1500 for people to go on a different flight, but unfortunately we couldn't take it because we would've missed our connecting flight.
2026-04-24 20:52:24
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feral_princess_ :
I was booked in economy on American and had to change my flights to a few days later. I looked up the cost to change my daughter and I and it was going to be about $75 per person more. Ok cool. I went to actually change the tickets and it told me I could move to first class for $1.60 total for both of us for both flights. Obviously I did it.
2026-05-14 02:49:59
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Joel :
I was traveling home on a Sunday a few years ago with zero urgency in my schedule. I voluntarily bumped myself 3 times that day and wound up with lots of travel credit.
2026-04-24 16:05:36
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The Unemployablez :
That’s awesome haha ..so where are we going? 😂
2026-04-01 15:04:05
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Kylie Davenport :
this never happens to me, but I fly spirit or frontier at the least popular time so that I don't have to run into too many people 😂
2026-04-24 21:53:50
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Roni :
I'll always consider it if my schedule is flexible. Just like I'll always consider swapping seats with another passenger if they offer me enough money. Make it worth my while.
2026-04-07 18:00:14
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SoCalMalaise :
I fly a ton, so much that I have platinum status with Delta, but haven’t been offered a bump in about 8 years.
2026-04-25 05:24:27
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Carolyn Newhard Gase :
The sunset in reflected in your glasses! I have never played that bumping game.
2026-03-29 18:32:13
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Jenopause❌Midlife :
That first one was a huge win! 💕
2026-04-02 22:20:05
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Steph19 :
Interesting.
2026-03-29 15:55:31
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PlantBasedSue :
Good luck!!!!!!!!!
2026-04-15 18:38:40
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🦋💜Darla R💜🦋 :
Interesting
2026-03-29 19:44:23
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Cortney :
I got home sooner on a direct flight,$1000 credit, can voucher to LAx for Orange County and FIRSt CLASS. If I don’t have to be home, I always bid
2026-04-24 22:09:28
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GaSquared :
The majority of the time they don't end up needing the volunteers.
2026-04-24 05:25:01
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Jennifer :
Ayyyyy we love to see it
2026-04-28 03:43:16
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Teresa Gavigan :
Sweet
2026-04-24 21:26:24
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Barinr :
American offered $1500 in travel credits each for three of us to be bumped off a flight from Miami to Nashville. We took it and we’re put on a flight from Miami to Dallas connecting to Nashville. Turns out the direct flight was delayed. We arrived in Nashville earlier than we would have flying nonstop.
2026-04-24 23:58:01
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dcnoodle :
I did this a few months ago, but they ended up not needing to give anyone cash because people ended up not making the flight so wasnt oversold!
2026-04-26 09:40:43
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atqrs123 :
3k to take the next flight from Denver to Alaska
2026-04-24 17:15:18
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