Forums › Frequent flyer programs › Virgin Flying Club › Options on overbooked flight › Reply To: Options on overbooked flight
There is compensation for downgrade that has nothing to so with time ahead notified but the key thing to retain the right to compensation, or more properly called your right to a reimbursement for downgrade that can reach 70% refund of what you paid for your flight … the key thing is that the downgrade must be involuntary.
Asking for a downgrade means it becomea voluntary so bye bye compo.
Time ahead notified matters for cancellations but not fot downgrade.
New to Head for Points?
Welcome! We’re the UK’s most-read source of business travel, Avios, frequent flyer and hotel loyalty news. Let us improve how you travel. Got any questions? Ask them in our forums. New to Avios? Read this article first.
Latest Forum Posts
-
AndrewT on Tier points from Avios plus – how quick to post?
-
jumpersforgoalposts on Where are you going next?
-
runnerbean on Mauritius restaurants
-
meta on Mauritius restaurants
-
dan_tank on Tier points on ba.com bookings with a rental car
-
Alex G on Additional Card Application – 10 Character Name Limit
-
Swiss Jim on Berlin InterContinental
-
Swiss Jim on Additional Card Application – 10 Character Name Limit
-
Richie on Chat thread – Monday 15th September
-
BA Flyer IHG Stayer on Tier points on ba.com bookings with a rental car
SPECIAL OFFER: Get 80,000 bonus points (worth 80,000 Avios) and £400 of dining credit with The Platinum Card!
Check reward flight availability instantly for free!
Booking a luxury hotel?
Our luxury hotel booking service offers you GUARANTEED extra benefits over booking direct. Works with Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, The Ritz Carlton, St Regis and more. We've booked £1.7 million of rooms to date. Click for details.