Originally Posted by
PUCCI GALORE
The first sector requires a morning departure to LHR with BA, onwards to PHX that afternoon and an evening departure to the last sector to PSP. AA emailed me to say that the PHX-PSP was cancelled and to call please. I did. Basically the whole trip took me as far as PHX the rest was blank as the system would not automatically rebook us Their first response was to change the routing to go via DFW. I declined and asked if I could overnight a PHX and travel onwards the next day. They accorded this and so on to PSP we go at noon the next day. What I was wondering was who gets to pay for our hotel? I assume that it is me, but as I went to book this I wondered if I could send the bill to AA? I just wondered if you could advise me please?
So this is a trip from DUB to PSP, so it's covered by EC261 (rather than the UK version), and despite AA being the operating airline they are still responsible. Since they appear to have suggested a route to PSP without an overnight stay, then I would say that your preference to stick to a PHX routing (which isn't as such protected from change) is at your expense, since there was an alternative presented for the same day. I would still send the bill to AA just in case they do pay it, or contribute, but AA is within its rights to decline.