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• Air Canada Offers to Pay You If You’re Willing to Be Bumped Early

  Air Canada has long been the leader in finding things to sell that were not previously offered at all, and it appears they’ve done it again. Now, you can earn some cash by volunteering in advance to be bumped if they need your seat closer to departure... Posted Feb 16 2009, 03:55 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Fares, Air Canada, Overbooking

• The True Meaning of Thanksgiving 2008

  Greetings, turkey lovers. It’s Thanksgiving here in the US, and this year is a different one for me. My wife and I decided we’d had enough traveling this year, so we’re not moving . . . unless our Tur-Duc-Hen (a new effort this year... Posted Nov 27 2008, 03:35 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Overbooking

• DOT Doubles Compensation for Bumping, Some People Won’t be Happy

  I know this happened last week, but I haven’t had the chance to write about it until now. The DOT announced that it was going to increase the compensation for passengers who are involuntarily denied boarding. Is this a big deal? Well it could be... Posted Apr 23 2008, 03:49 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Overbooking