Originally Posted by
makfan
I had to take a tech stop in SLC and a BOS-SFO airbus flight a little over a year ago. It definitely made for a loooonnnnng day and I was glad I had sprung for an F seat. But I don't think I'm due anything for those situations. In well over 2 million lifetime flying miles, I've had four diversions. One was for a pregnant woman, one was a flag stop to pick up stranded passengers (that Horizon flag stop should have been comped for those of us who booked a nonstop and arrived at a small airport after the rental car agencies closed), and two were for weather issues.
I've had a few diversions over the years. From what I understand, the difference with this one is that they know they're going to sometimes need to do it because of seasonal weather patterns and known limitations of their aircraft.
A bit different than your typical severe weather diversion and either closes an airport or creates the need for an unplanned fuel stop. In this case, I think AS should at least provide something as a goodwill gesture - vouchers, etc. - since they know this is periodically going to happen. A primary reason I've selected AS for Hawaiian flights in the past is because it's a nonstop. I'd be less likely to book a SEA-KOA flight with AS if it publishes a stop in some other west coast city.