Do we have any rights w/airline ressies?

[yooperfan]

We made our airline ressies back in March or April for our trip in Jan. We made them online, nonrefundable. We can't check our ressie, it comes up their has been a change in our schedule. Now, I checked the regular sight and our flights are still at the same times. Can they bump us to a differant flight if we are paid in full, have seat assignments, etc., just because they can get more money for the seats (the price has tripled since we booked)? I can see if the flight was totally booked and they had to go to a larger plane, but why should I have to take a flight that does not fit my schedule to make room for someone who is just booking now? What are my options?
By the way, it is a Midwest flight

 

[goofy4tink]

I don't think there are any airlines that are going to bump a passenger in order to fill a seat at a higher fare.
So....I think you are saying that something in your flight has changed, but you can't tell what the change is? If so, then call Midwest and find out. With most airlines you can check your itinerary in some way. They may have changed something as simple as the flight number. But I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that they have bumped you off the flight.
In all my times traveling, I have had only one instance where my booked flight was canceled, so they tried to accomodate people on a different flight. That flight,however, was already pretty full. I was able to just make different flight plans, actually on a flight that was better timing for me, but it had been much more expensive when I first booked. So, now I was able to get the flight I had wanted (but couldn't afford) for the same price as the flight I did book but got canceled.

 

[Lewisc]

I don't think there are any airlines that are going to bump a passenger in order to fill a seat at a higher fare.

This doesn't apply to the OP BUT some airlines will overbook in order to accomodate a full fare, elite flyer. Some airlines base the order of "bumping" on the fare basis.

 

[DizziDezi2]

If your ticket is nontransferrable it is most likely fully restricted. If that is hte case, there is very little you can do besides calling the airlines customer service and very very *nicely* asking for a different flight. Maybe someone will accomadate you there.

 

[seashoreCM]

They may not change your ticket on you against your will prior to flight day when the flight still exists. But they can bump you after you get to the airport on flight day, see above.

Don't answer the phone in the wee hours of the morning, airlines love to call people then and bamboozle them into switching their flight schedule. The airlines will say you can be bumped to scare you and they can say that all they want because that is a sentence that is always true 24/7, see above. But you can always say no and see what happens at the airport. Unless you are the only one at the lowest discount fare ,the earlier you check in, the less likely you are to be bumped.

Disney hints:
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[goofy4tink]

I have gotten that call once when flying Delta/Song. They called me around 10:30 the night before we were due to fly. I told them no, I couldn't change my plans. We arrived at the airport (Logan) our usual 2 hrs ahead..no problems at all. Now, they may have found some folks to take the change via the phone, but there were no 'announcements' asking for anyone to take a different flight.

 

[bicker]

Keep in mind that when you book flights, you're just booking passage from one city to another on a specific day. Everything else about your reservation -- the aircraft, the number of stops, the departure and arrival times, seat assignments -- are all subject to change without notice. While an airline would never move you to another flight to make room for a passenger paying more, an airline can and may put a higher-paying passenger in your seat assignment, and leave you without a seat assignment and subject to being involuntarily bumped. The best way of trying to keep the most control over your trip is to pay more. Barring that, keep a close eye on your reservation, and do the best you can to recover from whatever changes you're subjected to.

 

[mom_rules]

Another word of caution-if there has been any kind of change at all check with the airline re: seat assignments. If a change has been made you may lose your assigned seats and end up with your party split up on the flight.

 

[CarolA]

We made our airline ressies back in March or April for our trip in Jan. We made them online, nonrefundable. We can't check our ressie, it comes up their has been a change in our schedule. Now, I checked the regular sight and our flights are still at the same times. Can they bump us to a differant flight if we are paid in full, have seat assignments, etc., just because they can get more money for the seats (the price has tripled since we booked)? I can see if the flight was totally booked and they had to go to a larger plane, but why should I have to take a flight that does not fit my schedule to make room for someone who is just booking now? What are my options?
By the way, it is a Midwest flight

OK I think we are ALL confused.

Have you actually CONFIRMED that you have been moved? For example, DL considers it a schedule change if the times change 5 minutes and/or they renumber the flight. So until I call them and "accept" the change my online reservation lookup is screwy.

What I think could have happened is the "renumbering" of the flights and your flight number may have been moved to a different time? If that's the case and it's a substantail change most airlines will move you something closer to your original time if it's avaialble and you call.

I think you need to CALL Midwest and ask them what is going on.