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trof

(54,256 posts) Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:45 PM Apr 2015

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My daughter just scored $5,200 from United Airlines.

If you fly a lot you should check out the airline passengers bill of rights on overbooking.
http://airconsumer.dot.gov/publications/flyrights.htm#overbooking

They wound up spending a night in Newark on their way to Boston, but United basically paid for their entire vacation in the Caymans.
Sweet!

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My daughter just scored $5,200 from United Airlines. (Original Post) trof Apr 2015 OP

Whoa! Congratulations to a savvy consumer ! BlueJazz Apr 2015 #1

That's fantastic! Good for her! Smart like her parents, I think! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2015 #2

She grew up an airline kid. trof Apr 2015 #3

Family of 4. $1,300 EACH! trof Apr 2015 #4

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

1. Whoa! Congratulations to a savvy consumer !

Reply to trof (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:47 PM

Apr 2015

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,635 posts)

2. That's fantastic! Good for her! Smart like her parents, I think!

Reply to trof (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:49 PM

Apr 2015

trof

(54,256 posts)

3. She grew up an airline kid.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:54 PM

Apr 2015

Then was a travel agent.
She knows all the ins and outs of air travel.

trof

(54,256 posts)

4. Family of 4. $1,300 EACH!

Reply to trof (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:30 PM

Apr 2015

WOOHOO!

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