Originally Posted by lamprey

Update: Got an SMS from AF at midnight local time announcing the flight cancellation and I then immediately called Delta. By that point the Brussels Airlines flights were full, so after 60 minutes on the phone I was routed through Accra. However, I'll be getting in 18 hours later than my original itinerary. Should I be able to request compensation for this delay if that was my only option? Does it change anything that I was previously scheduled to transit through the EU but now am only transiting through West Africa? All I asked for when I was rerouted was comped EC for the 11 hour flight to JFK, but was told he couldn't and that it'd be $115.