Flying from Montana to NYC is an arduous journey. The day begins at 3AM with a two hour drive to the airport. From there, Delta ships me to either SLC or MSP. Today, it was MSP with a two hour layover. Before getting on the plane to EWR, I wanted to confirm that I was in a window, preferably on the right side of the plane. As this was being confirmed, the other agent made an announcement looking for a passenger to give up his or her seat for a voucher.
Curious, I asked how much the voucher was. She said $600. I said deal. Now, I’m in the Delta Sky Club SLC until 4PM.
What do you think?
Note: If you’re in the lounge, leave me alone, I need sleep.
Just my opinion, of course:
I would say you should have gotten more. If you look in your voucher paperwork near the end, there’s a portion that talks about an arrival delay of over 4 hours being worth up to $1350. And, what about food vouchers?
Last month my spouse and I were in Tucson for a 7am TUS-SLC nonstop; they wanted volunteers for a 4pm the same day. They offered $600 each; I said keep me in mind, but probably that’s not enough. They called us back about 15 minutes later – we got $1200 each plus vouchers for breakfast and lunch in the airport. Sucked hanging around for such a long period, but $1200 each was good compensation.
Did you read my article on this? http://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/2017/05/12/fine-print-involuntarily-bumped-legal-rights/
That was for involuntary. This article is for involuntary. Perhaps I pounced too soon but better than zero. http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2017/04/14/delta-denied-boarding-compensation/ though i did ask for more and they said no
If I had nothing pressing, I’d probably do it. How many hours was the total delay? That would be a consideration as well.
6 hours. Still in lounge
So… your billable hourly rate is $100?
Ah but you are mistaken. I’m working right now and I have a voucher.
i hope you drank it up, ate it up, and i think you should donate the voucher to your editor. your posts have been a+++ in terms of grammar.
Lol. Occupational hazard….
He went on vacation!