United gives US$10,000 travel voucher to 'bumped' passenger
A passenger who was bumped off a full flight has scored the maximum prize — a US$10,000 travel voucher. In a series of tweets, Allison Preiss of Washington, DC, described how she was rewarded after being asked to give up her seat on a Thursday flight. Agents announced in the gate area that the flight was oversold, and they offered $800 vouchers, then raised it to $1,000 in travel credit, Preiss said. "Since nobody volunteered, they then announced that the lowest-fare passenger would be pulled out of the boarding line," Preiss said. The agents raised the offer for volunteers one more time, to a $2,000 voucher, but when no one responded, Preiss was stopped from boarding the plane. a United employee offered her $2,000 in travel credit but she wanted cash. Then an agent offered a $10,000 voucher. <br/>
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United gives US$10,000 travel voucher to 'bumped' passenger
A passenger who was bumped off a full flight has scored the maximum prize — a US$10,000 travel voucher. In a series of tweets, Allison Preiss of Washington, DC, described how she was rewarded after being asked to give up her seat on a Thursday flight. Agents announced in the gate area that the flight was oversold, and they offered $800 vouchers, then raised it to $1,000 in travel credit, Preiss said. "Since nobody volunteered, they then announced that the lowest-fare passenger would be pulled out of the boarding line," Preiss said. The agents raised the offer for volunteers one more time, to a $2,000 voucher, but when no one responded, Preiss was stopped from boarding the plane. a United employee offered her $2,000 in travel credit but she wanted cash. Then an agent offered a $10,000 voucher. <br/>
