Originally Posted by ashill

VA does not place their code on F9 (Frontier) flights, but I was surprised to find that VA sells F9 flights LAX-DEN on their web site as a connection. I too would have gone to the F9 ticket counter if I wasn't getting anywhere with DL, but it is indeed the responsibility of the operating carrier of the flight that caused you to misconnect to get you rebooked.



You check in with the operating carrier, not the marketing carrier. No way Delta would let you board without checking your documents themselves, and I can't imagine VA would check you in at SYD for the DL flight even with a VA flight number. Certainly, DJ flights operated by NZ clearly say on the receipt that you check in with NZ. I haven't done a VA flight operated by DL, but last time I connected DL to VA in LAX, I had to get my boarding pass from VA, not DL, on DL6798 (the VA metal LAX-SYD flight).