Originally Posted by
LAX_Esq
I was asking about IRROPs, not a late pax....
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Having read this thread, I think it's fair to say that under the flat tire "rule," an airline MIGHT accommodate you on *their* airline for free (because it doesn't cost them anything) but will LIKELY NEVER accommodate you on *another* airline for free (because they actually have to pay the other airline). Does that sound right?
The only exception would be DL may rebook you on a later KL flight as they have a JV and the revenue is split regardless of the plane you're on. But they would be certainly no legal obligation to do so if the passenger does not arrive by the check in cut off.