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Jul 17, 2017, 1:08 pm

#193

ambyr

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: WAS

Posts: 339

Date: 7/14/17-7/15/17
AAdvantage Status: Nada
Fare class: G
What happened: Flight 1816 from MCO to DCA was significantly delayed due to weather; ticket agent rebooked me on flight 2283, which then had a mechanical failure. Gate agent was unable to put me back on 1816 (which did take off, albeit late), although my gate-checked baggage was transferred from 2283 to 1816 and flew off to DC without me. I overnighted in MCO (at AA's expense) and flew home the next morning on a re-positioning flight of the plane that had a mechanical failure the night before, arriving 14 hours later than I had planned.
Compensation: 12,000 miles
Comments: I got hotel points for the Doubletree AA put me up in, so that was an unexpected silver lining, I guess. Also, the repositioning flight was empty enough that I got a free upgrade to Main Cabin Extra and a row all to myself.