I was on the 1/1 UA839 LAX-SYD, diverted to HNL due to medical emergency. Was booked on an award BF seat with miles, ended up on a JQ Y class between HNL-SYD for an overall ~7hr delay into Sydney (admittedly, a lot better than most others who didn't make the checkin cutoff for JQ and had an overnight stay and a delay of 13 to 22hrs).
As 1K, I received an email offer for 15,000 miles or $300 e-certs which is think is rather reasonable.
Last edited by benly2; Jan 3, 2016 at 2:53 pm