Yes I did. In Chicago with American Airlines.netcalix wrote:Has anybody here ever volunteered to get off a flight and got a free ticket? or involuntarily denied boarding due to no volunteers or because they closed the doors on you?
For some reason they changed gauges and then they had too many passengers or not enough seats....
I volunteered immediately under the following conditions:
- a firm booking on the same flight non stop into BRU the next day.
- a full board hotel accommodation with office facilities
- courtesy hotel transportation (btw the hotel offered a city tour, which I did not take - I suppose they preferred having the clients out of the hotel and away from the buffet and drinks?)
- and last but not least a voucher for 1000USD to travel on AA lines.
Since I was the first to volunteer the supervisor was quick to grant all this, as he was not interested having more passengers bargaining their firm reservation that high. My colleague and I got immediately what we suggested. And the next day we talked with other volunteers, but they did not get what we got.
So my advise: if you decide to volunteer do it immediately and bargain high, talk loud, so the next volunteers hear what you say, supervisors do not like that and get you asap out the line, fearing you could contaminate the queue