Saturday, June 14, 2008

Your Rights When Voluntarily Bumped

None. You have no rights if you choose to give up your seats, but here are some tips to get
the most out of being bumped while still protecting yourself.

1.Get a confirmed seat on another flight before you agree to be bumped. Also, confirm your seat when you book your ticket so that you are less likely to be bumped against your will.

2.Arrive at the gate early. This gives you an opportunity to volunteer to be bumped, while helping prevent an involuntary bump.

3.Insist on a check instead of a voucher for travel, because these vouchers typically come with many restrictions and blackout dates making them difficult to use.

4.When you volunteer, ask that they match the best offer they give someone else. If you volunteer early, and other people don't volunteer until much later on, they will probably receive more than you.

5.Keep in mind car and/or hotel reservations that you could potentially lose if you are not able to arrive that day, or any late fees they may charge you.

6.If compensation is not immediate, get it in writing.

1 comment:

Armen Hareyan said...

Hi Gina,

This is Armen writing from www.huliq.com

We published your story from Goarticles at http://www.huliq.com/62240/traveling-children-can-be-made-easy

HUILQ is a place where people publish news stories, or comment on news stories.

I invite you to publish your travel related stories in huilq.com as well, or if you have other stories that are newsworthy or you can write newsworthy stories that are related to your topics of interest, you are welcome to publish at www.huliq.com.

Thank you
Best wishes
Armen
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