Originally Posted by
IanWorthington
If you guys were booking separate tickets through LAX, how many hours would you want between flights to make sure everything doesn't go pear-shared? Given AA's recent announcement that only AAdvantage members will get favorable irrops rerouting would you want a full 2 days between flights?
Two days is just complete overkill unless you just want to spend a weekend in LA before continuing on to BOG.
Reminds me of this guy.
A 4-5 hour connection will give you tons of cushion for all but the most extreme irrops.
AA pads its schedules so much that even if you take a 1-2 hr delay leaving LHR you'll still probably arrive close to on-time or only slightly delayed.
And I wouldn't let AA's rebooking policy "announcement" sway you one bit, there's zero evidence so far of how this will play out in reality or if there will be any negative side effects for members of other partner programs (highly highly doubtful).