Originally Posted by
Often1
Taking OP's sequencing.
1. Passengers can demand anything. ...
2. You can make the argument that this was all in DL's control, although DL might just say that the initial short delay would not have caused a misconnect. However, you may run into trouble with $149 because you skipped asking DL for a voucher. DL pays almost nothing for those rooms and may well only reimburse you what it pays for those vouchers (which can be $50 or less).
3. ...
The CoC promises DL will reimburse hotel costs of up to $100. In practice DL will reimburse the full cost unless excessive.