Originally Posted by
sethb
The other downside is less protection (at least, less automatic protection) on a misconnect.
This was in reference to USA flights in between the transatlantic segments. Like AMS-CDG-MIA-ATL-BOS-AMS. Where the MIA-ATL-BOS, is in the middle, and a different day (perhaps 2-3 days) after arriving from CDG. It's frustrating to not be able to SDC different flights on the MIA-ATL-BOS segment (prior to a few days in Boston); because it's part of an international itinerary.