I was offered $2800 to give up my seat on my flight heres how to claim this rare opportunity

A traveler is sharing what appears to be a rare offer from an airline that enticed passengers to give up their seats on a flight.In the “r/delta” Reddit forum, the flyer titled a post, “$2800 to give up your seat.”“Never saw an offer go this high.Going from Seattle to Palm Springs last week.

Got to the gate and there was chaos,” said the post.The user wrote that due to mechanical issues the plane was swapped out for a smaller one, prompting the airline to ask passengers to give up their seats. “Initial offer was $1000 a seat, not Delta miles or credit, but an actual Visa gift card worth $1000 and a hotel voucher,” the post continued.The user shared that the offers began to increase as passengers began to board the plane. “Two people jumped at $2200, another guy took $2500, and finally an older couple took $2800.As they were leaving they said, ‘We’re using the money to pay off our car,’” the user wrote.The user asked why Delta did not originally offer $2,800 to the people waiting to fly, plus a hotel voucher, with the promise of flying out the next day.“Do they also make that offer to people waiting for someone to give up their ticket[?]” the user asked.A Delta spokesperson told Fox News Digital, “In the uncommon event of an oversold flight, Delta empowers our people to solicit volunteers with compelling offers for those flexible to take a later flight.”On Delta’s website under Contract of Carriage, rule 20 lists denied boarding compensation.“Before denying boarding to any passenger holding a confirmed reservation on an oversold flight, Delta will ask other passengers on the flight to voluntarily give up their seat in exchange for compensation in an amount and form to be determined by Delta in its sole discretion,” the rule says.Flyers took to the comments section to discuss their experiences and thoughts on passengers giving up their seats.“It can happen…the longer people hesitate the higher amount,” said one us...