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Old Jun 16, 2022 | 12:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Wet Hen
If the 3559 flight for 6/22 gets cancelled, what happens to me then? Does it cancel the EWR-SNN leg for me, because I won't be able to complete the married itinerary? Or will I be given the opportunity to rebook onto an earlier BNA-SNN flight (like what normally happens in a cancellation).
That becomes IRROPS and the rules (mostly) go out the window, as findark said. Two things could happen:

1 - UA may allow you to reschedule onto an earlier BNA-EWR flight
2 - UA's computers may book you onto the next BNA-EWR-SNN flight. That would be unfortunate, as it would release your seats in EWR-SNN and someone else might pick them up.

Generally, #1 would be the default option. If #2 happens, you'd want to call ASAP to try to get your seats back. (I'd normally expect #1 for cancellations prior to the day of travel and #2 on the day of travel itself, because they don't want to give someone last-minute instructions to get to the airport a few hours early).
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