Originally Posted by otralot
Not always true. AA told us just yesterday of some people who were late to arrive and confirmed their flight was cancelled and they had been rebooked on a later flight. ( we knew the flight was canceled from the web)
I've found this is one of the few circumstances where you
may be able to get someone to bend the rules for you. But in this day and age of cellphones, there really isn't much of an excuse.