In that case I stand corrected, as an FTer I buy gum and soda with a CC. if diet coke doesn't taste right, they can expect a charge back.
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sbm12
If you get travel insurance that guarantees you a replacement ticket then it might make sense. But the article suggests it simply for a refund, not for the replacement ticket.
As to other carriers "rescuing" the pax, that is much more likely with other US-based carriers. If you are flying off somewhere that is not straight US-based carrier service things do get more complicated, though not impossibly so.
And I'm not entirely convinced that Ch7 is off the table. There is clearly too much capacity in the domestic market still.