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Dori · October 24, 2006, 07:00 AM

We will be flying for the first time on Southwest this coming Friday. Just wondering if they offer bumps. I know that some airlilnes do, and others, like Jet Blue do not. We always ask, and have been lucky several times in the past.

TIA.

Dori

Dave M · October 24, 2006, 08:28 AM

JetBlue generally avoids offering compensation for overbooking, because it tries - more so than most other airlines - to avoid overbooking. Still, even JetBlue has to occasionally ask for a few volunteers.

Southwest operates more like the legacy carriers and overbooks regularly, seeking to maximize the number of passengers on every flight. Thus, offering compensation to volunteers is a regular occurrence on Southwest.

One advantage to Southwest's compensation is that the airline has within the past two months started handing out electronic vouchers as compensation. Thus, if you get $300 in electronic vouchers for volunteering to take a later flight, you can use those vouchers online in booking your next Southwest trip. That's not possible yet on most other airlines.

Dori · October 25, 2006, 09:38 PM

Thanks Dave! We'll give it a try this weekend when we fly to Houston.

Dori

October 24, 2006, 07:00 AM	#1
Dori TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Scarborough, Ontario Posts: 1,030 Resorts: Harbour Inn and Resort Club Lowveld Lodge	Bumps on Southwest? We will be flying for the first time on Southwest this coming Friday. Just wondering if they offer bumps. I know that some airlilnes do, and others, like Jet Blue do not. We always ask, and have been lucky several times in the past. TIA. Dori

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October 24, 2006, 08:28 AM	#2
Dave M Moderator TUG Lifetime Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 16, 04 Location: Sun City Hilton Head, SC Posts: 11,351	JetBlue generally avoids offering compensation for overbooking, because it tries - more so than most other airlines - to avoid overbooking. Still, even JetBlue has to occasionally ask for a few volunteers. Southwest operates more like the legacy carriers and overbooks regularly, seeking to maximize the number of passengers on every flight. Thus, offering compensation to volunteers is a regular occurrence on Southwest. One advantage to Southwest's compensation is that the airline has within the past two months started handing out electronic vouchers as compensation. Thus, if you get $300 in electronic vouchers for volunteering to take a later flight, you can use those vouchers online in booking your next Southwest trip. That's not possible yet on most other airlines.

October 25, 2006, 09:38 PM	#3
Dori TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Scarborough, Ontario Posts: 1,030 Resorts: Harbour Inn and Resort Club Lowveld Lodge	Thanks Dave! We'll give it a try this weekend when we fly to Houston. Dori