Originally Posted by
wrp96
On separate tickets though there is no responsibility to rebook due to being below the MCT. The two hour change should entitle the OP to a refund if they want that, but it wouldn't entitle them to an automatic rebooking to originate from a completely different departure city.
Of course. That is the whole problem with the separate tickets. No reroute unless he pays and presumably not wanting a refund as that gets him nothing.