Oversold Flights: At what price offer will you take a later flight?

It depends on the length. I'd value my time at $250/hr. Two hour delay than I'd take $500. If it's five like yours $1250 would have done it.

Depends on my schedule.

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Oversold flights are common, usually airlines will offer $ to get you to take a later flight. Right now my flight to Providence is oversold and they were offering $1200 to take a flight 5 hours later. I would've taken it had I not had wedding shite to do up there today.

At what price do you take their offer?

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The only time I have taken a later flight was the last time I flew AA. I was in MIA catching the last flight to SXM. AA offered a free upgrade to business class, lots of miles, free hotel room and 2 meal vouchers. So that is kinda where I set the bar.

I would have been all over that but im poor, single, and dont have any weddings toattend this weekend.

Are these offers airline credits or cash money?

Price and a half of the ticket to net $500 or up.

Plus one perk regarding a later flight that doesn't expire.

They are usually airline credits.

The problem is, if you go up there and take them up on the offer, instead of going ahead and issuing the voucher, they will tell you to sit down until everyone else has boarded the flight.

If they still need volunteers after everyone has boarded, they will then give you the voucher. Many times they will have enough no-shows that they do not need volunteers, so they will just tell you to go ahead and board.

Of course by then, all of the overhead space is gone so you have to check your bag but if this is not an issue for you, then go for it.

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I'd value my time at $250/hr

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they don't tax that voucher.

Just depends, usually the return is the only option for me. So if I have nothing going on at home and it is a 3-4 hour delay, I will take the 500-600 bucks and just hang out. I have only done it like three times.

For 1200, I would just be late to the wedding.