Originally Posted by
nutwpinut
If it is mechanical though they would put you up in a hotel, pay for meals, and occasionally allow alternative transportation reimbursement. Maybe I'm thinking of the old AA where they used to do that.
Yes, they will do that too, but not relevant in this case, nor to the concept that they will keep trying to get you on a flight regardless of mechanical, weather, etc., etc. The point was that they never "give up", so if you give up on them, they don't owe you for your choice to spend elsewhere.
You may get something from a "customer goodwill" standpoint, but not by policy.