Originally Posted by
sbm12
Different rules for international versus domestic flights.
Happens often enough. I've been that person at least once. And US DoT rules require that you're given the option for such if there is a delay that will exceed 3 hours.
In theory its different for international but when I got delayed in Chicago in July beyond the point where I was going to be able to make my international flight in LA I had my flights changed to the next day my checked bag still flew to LAX on united then made the American flight to AKL that I was supposedly going to miss and arrived in Auckland 24hrs before me