Originally Posted by
lamprey
With no good alternatives because it's an AF/SN duopoly here, I'm assuming that means they'll try to reroute me on SN to get me out of West Africa. So would DL then also reroute me to my final destination on SN/UA, or will they reroute me to Brussels and let me take DL the rest of the way to DCA?
The experiences reported to date suggest you can pretty much ask for whatever works for you (within reason). AF is definitely routing paid itineraries on non-SkyTeam airlines, though I don't know what will happen if you call DL. You might need to call/tweet AF.
Originally Posted by
FlyingWithers
It is, more-or-less, a free world for most of us, and if the AF pilots want to strike [snip]
There is a thread in the Air France forum if you'd like to discuss the politics of the strike.