Originally Posted by
SFOtoBOS
A few more related questions:
(1) When asking for a re-route for missed connections (say to avoid being stranded over night), does that constitute a voluntary change and thus make it impossible to obtain "original routing credit" (which I often hear about on FT) ?
IME, no. If you get re-routed while in transit for any reason, you should be able to get the original flight credit. However, sometimes it's best to take the re-route credit if it takes you farther out of your way.
Originally Posted by
SFOtoBOS
(2) If you miss a connection, and the next available flight along the same route would cause you to miss a subsequent connection, is that sufficient reason to get re-routed? (I such a re-route "voluntary" or involuntary due to WX?)
It shouldn't be. Once you mis-connect, you should be able to re-route to get to your destination as close to on time as possible. Often, this requires going stand by though.
Originally Posted by
SFOtoBOS
(3) Does it matter at all that OP was asking for re-route of an international leg? I am ashamed to confess I am in my mid-20's and yet haven't traveled internationally as an adult ("damn Yank"), but I get the impression from what I read on here that international rerouting is almost impossible to get?
I must have missed where this was international... As I read it, the OP's route was DCA-ORD-LAX-HNL which is all domestic.