Originally Posted by Wirtz

1) Yep gotcha, it's on my list to try that route.
2) Using this route, the Whole trip was 470€ cheaper. I paid 1600€ for LCG>MAD>LHR>PDX & SAN>CLT>MAD>LCG all in first/business.
3) It's a Centurion one; missing a connection and not having an alternative within 4 hours gets you 250€ to use, so while not really fixing anything, it doesn't really hurt to get something back. I have used this benefit quite some times, last time this January when Finnair made me lose a connection and spent a night in Madrid.

As a side note, I don't really mind getting home later. I have a good position at my job, and I can work from anywhere with a laptop. The only thing I don't want to deal with is stress and running to get on a flight. One of the reasons I only fly First/Business is that I just need it easy outside of my job. Just wanted to understand how likely I was to deal with problems. Seems like a good 50/50.