Originally Posted by
EmeraldCityFlyer
I'm thinking of booking a PAP-EWR-PDX itinerary, but the connection in EWR is only 75 minutes. The flight from PAP-EWR is historically hardly ever on time. The flight to PDX is mostly on time. If I miss the connection, as a 1K, will Continental provide a hotel for the night, as UA normally would? I'd book it in First, as it's currently cheaper than Coach. Thanks!
If they do choose to put you up in a hotel, I'd be prepared for a Fleabag Inn- type property. They don't have separate hotels to choose from for 1K or Platinum, and the last few times I was given a choice of hotels due to IRROPS, it was a Ramada Limited and a 40-year Holiday Inn.