Originally Posted by
jamison
Thanks for the clarification, what I meant was the amount I calculated I would be owed for a long delay would be enough to cover those expenses, so while it would be extremely inconvenient I wouldn't be out any money.
The chances of you getting IDB'd are pretty low. They always could take the plane and crew for your flight and use it to operate a make-up flight and just cancel your flight and then it would be a "normal" cancellation, not an IDB, and you'd be at the mercy of the CoC for compensation.
There is no DoT rule requiring payment to passengers in the case of an extended delay, other than the IDB rule. To expect that you will get
anything from the airline is incredibly optimistic and possibly a bit naive.