Originally Posted by
ISTFlyer
Was your original situation voluntary or involuntary?
If it was a voluntary situation QR would not book you on another carrier even if there is availability in the same fare bucket.
I neglected to point out that most important detail...
Both the outbound and return legs from/to PHL were cancelled and moved by 1 or 2 days, so it was an involuntary change. I pointed that out repeatedly to the QR agent on the phone.