Getting Bumped on the Airlines for Profit
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Most people don't want to be bumped off their flight but I make a nice annual addition to my income doing so. When I am checking in for a flight, I always ask if they are looking for any volunteers for the flight. If they might be, I ask to be put on the list as volunteer number one. I even book myself on heavy travel days on the most popular and crowded flights with the intent on increasing my chances of being bumped. Most don't know you can get bumped multiple times for the same flight, collect thousands of dollars in airline vouchers and even receive free meals and hotel stays. On my best day, I was bumped on the same international flight four times in one day and received an airline voucher for $800 each time. At days end I had accumulated $3200 in airline vouchers plus over $100 in meal vouchers that I had not used. The meal vouchers are only good for 24 hours but I've learned you can often take them to a restaurant in the airport and buy a gift card with the entire balance (Starbucks has done so for me in Miami). I specifically leave my travel plans flexible and try to even plan an extra day in advance of when I have to be anywhere. You can increase your chances of this working by seeking out high demand flights and high demand times (think Saturday morning in the winter from Boston to Miami when many people are trying to catch cruises, timeshares or vacations). Also think about where airlines hubs are based since flights in and out of hubs are often over sold. The vouchers are good for a year and when you use a voucher, if you did not use the entire value, the new voucher is good for another year.
Submitted on Jun 12, 2015 - Category: Overseas Retirement
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