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Author Topic: Airline Compensation Master Thread  (Read 1098963 times)

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Re: Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #340 on: August 26, 2012, 11:53:48 PM »
Airline: AA
JFK-LAX

I had 2 business class seats on AA 21 today JFK-LAX, I get a call that they will give me $400 per person voucher if I fly at 9 PM in Business. I gladly accept. Then at the airport they offer me $400 plus my miles back if I downgrade to coach. Took this as well. Especially considering that the plane was downgraded from a 762 to a 752 (22 seat Eisenhower Interior First) hardly worth more than my two exit row seats 9B, D

Awesome!! Getting paid to fly eh? :)
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Re: Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #341 on: August 26, 2012, 11:56:42 PM »
Airline: AA
JFK-LAX

I had 2 business class seats on AA 21 today JFK-LAX, I get a call that they will give me $400 per person voucher if I fly at 9 PM in Business. I gladly accept. Then at the airport they offer me $400 plus my miles back if I downgrade to coach. Took this as well. Especially considering that the plane was downgraded from a 762 to a 752 (22 seat Eisenhower Interior First) hardly worth more than my two exit row seats 9B, D
Cash or vouchers?
You got paid $800 to fly to la for no miles?
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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #342 on: August 27, 2012, 01:37:08 AM »
Airline: AA
JFK-LAX

I had 2 business class seats on AA 21 today JFK-LAX, I get a call that they will give me $400 per person voucher if I fly at 9 PM in Business. I gladly accept. Then at the airport they offer me $400 plus my miles back if I downgrade to coach. Took this as well. Especially considering that the plane was downgraded from a 762 to a 752 (22 seat Eisenhower Interior First) hardly worth more than my two exit row seats 9B, D
I am impressed! Way to do it:)

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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #343 on: August 27, 2012, 08:55:08 AM »
Why would they have such a small plane flying JFK-LAX? Was it with a stop-over?
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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #344 on: August 27, 2012, 09:21:05 AM »
Why would they have such a small plane flying JFK-LAX? Was it with a stop-over?
Are you joking? Tons of airlines fly 752s to Europe.
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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #345 on: August 27, 2012, 09:25:43 AM »
Def go after it. Kid falling down in the crib they installed is/should be a big deal
Over two weeks now and even tried to tweet with no response. Guess the time has come to call?

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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #346 on: August 27, 2012, 09:37:06 AM »
Call.

Are you joking? Tons of airlines fly 752s to Europe.

I misunderstood, I thought that it was 22 seats on the plane, not just in first.  :-[

to a 752 (22 seat Eisenhower Interior First)
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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #347 on: August 28, 2012, 06:27:39 AM »
Airline: BA
Flight: LHR-JFK
Class: Coach
Incident: AVOD didn't work.
Compensation: 10,000 Avios (5k posted twice)
Response Time: 11 days
Do you have any good email addresses or phone numbers for complaints?

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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #348 on: August 28, 2012, 12:56:10 PM »
Do you have any good email addresses or phone numbers for complaints?
does it look like it?
Response Time: 11 days

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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #349 on: August 28, 2012, 04:00:23 PM »
does it look like it?
that could mean the time it took for getting the compensation but they responded initially right away.
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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #350 on: August 30, 2012, 02:17:47 PM »
So you never ended up getting your luggage, or you got it 2 days late? $50 of clothes isn't much (the $150 was for your hassle, not to cover clothing).

No, I did get my luggage, but I had to buy some clothing ($20 of underwear and undershirts) till I got the luggage. I find that emailing the CEO, Jeff.smisek@united.com, works for me wehn I have trouble with United.

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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #351 on: August 30, 2012, 04:16:10 PM »
DL

SEA-JFK 8/26/12

Gate agents were a complete joke and never announced zones so people all boarded at once. Voiced my displeasure and was awarded 3K Skypesos

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Re: Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #352 on: August 30, 2012, 05:00:26 PM »
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SEA-JFK 8/26/12

Gate agents were a complete joke and never announced zones so people all boarded at once. Voiced my displeasure and was awarded 3K Skypesos

Not bad for such a complaint.
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Re: Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #353 on: August 30, 2012, 07:39:16 PM »
Not bad for such a complaint.
I am Silver Elite so I am guessing that helped

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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #354 on: August 30, 2012, 08:13:43 PM »
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Flight delayed two hours, diverted to jfk. When first notified of delay I called to try and get put on an earlier flight and agent said no can do because I was on an award ticket (sounded like this is why I got compensation, should've been allowed on other flight because it was irrop)
Compensation: 4 * 50 = $200 voucher (not bad for having used 7500 avios pp).annoying thing is they sent a paper voucher-is the only way to use it through calling up?
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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #355 on: August 30, 2012, 08:21:16 PM »
AA 346
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Flight delayed two hours, diverted to jfk. When first notified of delay I called to try and get put on an earlier flight and agent said no can do because I was on an award ticket (sounded like this is why I got compensation, should've been allowed on other flight because it was irrop)
Compensation: 4 * 50 = $200 voucher (not bad for having used 7500 avios pp).annoying thing is they sent a paper voucher-is the only way to use it through calling up?
you have to call to book and then mail the voucher in

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Re: Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #356 on: August 30, 2012, 08:29:33 PM »
you have to call to book and then mail the voucher in
What a pain
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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #357 on: September 01, 2012, 11:52:53 PM »
i just remembered a story that happened to a few friends and I when we were traveling to Israel bout 4 years back.

i found on expedia a flight going from JFK-LHR on virgin atlantic - economy and connecting to Elal on business for $1150
anyway, i bought the ticket with a few others and all went well until we got to LHR and all their names were called out besides mine and one other. the Elal guy told them that since they didnt pay for the tix the correct price so they have to go to economy!
they told him it was online that way, and he said "if you dont move to economy you can stay here (london)!"
so they moved and i was comfortable in business :) .

the Question i have is: is that allowed in middle of a flight? obviously its too late now, but do you think they couldve got some compensation for that?

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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #358 on: September 01, 2012, 11:53:56 PM »
i just remembered a story that happened to a few friends and I when we were traveling to Israel bout 4 years back.

i found on expedia a flight going from JFK-LHR on virgin atlantic - economy and connecting to Elal on business for $1150
anyway, i bought the ticket with a few others and all went well until we got to LHR and all their names were called out besides mine and one other. the Elal guy told them that since they didnt pay for the tix the correct price so they have to go to economy!
they told him it was online that way, and he said "if you dont move to economy you can stay here (london)!"
so they moved and i was comfortable in business :) .

the Question i have is: is that allowed in middle of a flight? obviously its too late now, but do you think they couldve got some compensation for that?
absolutely i would have fought with expedia they prob should have fought for a refund

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Re: Airline Compensation Master Thread
« Reply #359 on: September 01, 2012, 11:54:21 PM »
i just remembered a story that happened to a few friends and I when we were traveling to Israel bout 4 years back.


the Question i have is: is that allowed in middle of a flight? obviously its too late now, but do you think they couldve got some compensation for that?

I would have DEF complained! Big time.
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