Originally Posted by
stevenshev
This situation is most unfortunate, but as others have said, getting any carrier to invol reroute you to another in a paid premium cabin when the delay is outside their control is nearly impossible. If this were a mechanical, should be no issue. But they (and likely not unfairly so) take the view that they should not have to pay out for a delay they did not cause.
Even for MX IRROPS, UA has been very stingy lately. They've refused to put me on another carrier at least 3 times in the last 8 months.