Originally Posted by
js1993
Come on. I doubt a single day has passed over the past 20 years without someone missing an important event because of a flight delay or cancellation that was within a U.S. airline's control.
Of course not, but that wasn't the hypothetical. We're not talking about a flight that had been rescheduled a month in advance.
The flight was changed by AA on September 24. There's no reason why the rules would be any different for an airline that didn't properly process a rebooking a month in advance or two days in advance. AA could process these reticketings immediately but does not.
And there's no reason why the
cancelled flightwould be the basis for judging whether an airline did not perform their duties appropriately. If this were a flight that was cancelled because of weather issues or because of standard operations, then of course, the airline would not be responsible. But an airline dealing with a cancellation, issuing a confirmation with new flights to the original passenger, never actually processing the rebooking, and then not offering flights at comparable times when they were available on partner airlines? That's a very different case, and one that does not happen every day and not invoke a constant stream of lawsuits as suggested there should be to prove your point.