How much do you normally get for giving up your seat on an oversold flight on a major airline (Delta, United, etc.)?

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I always bid $2000 on United so maybe that's why I've never gotten it. The only time I was offered was when AA offered $300 to take a non-stop (i/o 1stop) 1.5 hours later but couldn't.

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For me it’s usually 4-500 if there is another flight later in the day. But around 1K if I have to stay overnight

Depends on how many more hours it takes you to get to your destination.

I’ve seen $3.5k for international flights

I generally can get around $1000 a flight (southwest/United), recently got $3500 for the United meltdown on a simple hub to hub flight (had to buy a SW ticket to get back same day).

For me I will take it if I can get back same day or I’m not in a hurry, but only once it gets to $800+ (and note technically everyone gets the same comp, but even if they agreed at $200).

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