Why Delta Air Lines Paid Me $11,000 Not to Fly to Florida This Weekend

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17 pointshellofunk9 comments

$11k was the total compensation for 3 people getting bumped from 2 flights each. Nothing to sneeze at, but not nearly as spectacular as the headline might make you think.

> 3 people getting bumped from 2 flights each

Right, but not 3 independent people; the 11k goes to one entity -- a family. The family got bumped twice. The way you phrase it, it sounds like the author of the article actually only received 11/3 = $3.6k which is slightly misleading.

I would think that is less misleading.

It doesn't really matter if it was a family of 3 or a group of 3 friends.

It does matter just like total household income matters.

It's exactly what the headline implied. Family money is still her money.

So her husband also made $11k?

I think they are arguing that you don't look at the individual after marriage, they are a unit now. so it is "they made 11k", there is no he or she

never heard of Air Canada offering cash ... only ever heard them offer Air Canada vouchers (which expire in 1 year and have a whole lot of other esoteric rules)

That just means that they will be a lot less flexible intimes of trouble (and hence less customer friendly).

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