Originally Posted by
PDXPremier
I would have just pushed for AS to cover a hotel night in SEA....even if they did rebook you on UA or DL, you would probably end up in some leftover middle seat toward the back of the plane
This is a situation where many of the upper-end credit cards are useful. Travel delay expenses are covered. You pick the hotel you want to stay at and submit a claim. I've done this a few times with Chase Sapphire Preferred/Reserve.