Sister pays for sibling's flight to rehearsal dinner, gets annoyed when she misses it to receive a $1200 airline voucher: 'She got exactly what she paid for'

A bride-to-be offered to pay for her sister's flight to her wedding, with the expectation that she would get there in time for the rehearsal dinner. On the day of travel, the flight turned out to be overbooked, so the sister agreed to take a $1200 voucher and wait for a flight the next day instead. Although she made the wedding, she missed the dinner.

When the bride learned about this voucher, she insisted that it should be given to her as she bought the original ticket. However, her sibling felt it was owed to her for the inconvenience, causing an argument.

Am I wrong for keeping a $1,200 airline voucher when my sister paid for the flight?

_{IndividualWhile8870}

My sister got married out of state and paid for my flight because she really wanted the immediate family there. I paid for my own hotel and everything else. I had some money saved for the trip anyway, so her buying the ticket was more of a nice gesture than something I needed.

At the gate the airline announced the flight was overbooked and offered $1,200 in travel credit to anyone willing to take a flight the next morning. I checked everything before agreeing. The new flight would still get me there almost a full day before the wedding, but I would miss the rehearsal dinner that night.

I took it.

My sister was annoyed when I told her, but the actual wedding went completely fine. I got there the next morning, helped with setup, was in all the pictures, everything.

A few days later she asked me to send her the $1,200 voucher.

I thought she was joking at first. Her argument is that she bought the original ticket, so any compensation connected to that ticket belongs to her. My argument is that the airline gave me the voucher because I personally agreed to give up my seat and lose a night of the trip. She also got exactly what she originally paid for, which was me getting there for her wedding.

She says I basically turned her wedding gift into free travel for myself and that if she knew I was going to volunteer, she never would have bought my ticket.

I offered to give her part of the voucher, but she thinks the whole thing is hers.

AITA for keeping it?

TLDR: Sister paid for my flight to her wedding even though I had some from stake for the trip. I volunteered to take a later flight for a $1,200 airline voucher, still made the wedding but missed the rehearsal dinner. Now she says the voucher belongs to her because she paid for the original ticket.

YTA because you missed the rehearsal dinner over money in a flight she paid for. Id be ok with you keeping it if it was the trip home but you impacted her by taking the later flight

_{MennionSaysSo}

Missing the rehearsal dinner was a d move when she specifically booked your flight so you'd be there. You owe her the voucher.

_{Rabbit-Hole-Effect}

I doubt you'll be able to transfer that voucher. The least you owe your sister a massive apology.

Did you check with her when you "checked everything"? I doubt it.

She paid for a ticket for you to be there for the rehearsal dinner. That's when the bride and groom get to have relaxed time with those closest to them. And you opted out, choosing free travel over your sister's feelings.

YTA

_{Gullible_Expert_5677}

So let me get this straight...

You saw an opportunity to personally profit by taking your sister's money, then taking additional money from the airline for the same thing, and you missed out on the rehearsal dinner to do so.

Yes. YTA and even if you give her the money for the voucher or refund the cost of the ticket that's the bare minimum.

_{TomokataTomokato}