What would happen if I miss my award flight by minutes?
Hi guys. I'm trying to get relatively cheaply from VIE to MSP. Since I have some miles... I will book a roundtrip VIE-(CDG)-BOS and then I'll use 9,000 miles for BOS-MSP roundtrip.
The flight from CDG->BOS has scheduled arrival at 13:08.
The award ticket BOS->MSP would be leaving at 14:40.
1h 32min is probably not enough time for this, right (especially since I have to get through customs)?
If I try buying the whole ticket VIE-CDG-BOS-MSP delta will include this connection on the ticket. And if I miss the connection - they would simply rebook. However... if these are two tickets, one paid VIE-CDG-BOS and one award BOS-MSP... then what would happen it let's say I get delayed coming from CDG, or I get stuck in customs for too long? Would delta rebook the award ticket for the next flight? Or would I be out of luck?
We're talking cheapest coach on both tickets, no status.
It's probably not worth it to risk it, right?
(Or could I somehow ask for both tickets to be joined when I check in in Vienna?)