Originally Posted by
narvik
Would be nice if United (and other airlines) rebooked on OAL in J in these situations, but "scam"?
Yes... airlines get away with nonsense that anywhere else in the real world would be looked at as a "scam."
Imagine for a moment you booked a luxury SUV airport transfer and the company called you up a day or so before and told you "the luxury SUV is broken, we're sending you a Toyota Corolla the following day."