Originally Posted by
flyerCO
I book through fares on AA all the time with iver 4 hrs connection. (Overnight usually, so it may be instead they are going by the rule of 1st flight next day when no onward left same day). Booking as a broken fare at an AA hub would be much more expensive.
If I remember AA tried to go back to the 4hr rule, started and gave up. (Leaving some routes with numerous options with 4hr, but most other routes not changed) If they truly went back on all/most, it's not obvious on routes I fly them on.
If it's over 4 hours on US48 it's a broken fare. There is no "1st flight next day" rule. AA and UA just show them more readily on fare searches than DL does and you will generally need to use multi-city to book them on DL. All the airlines relaxed domestic fare connection allowances during Covid due to the limited schedules, but now the big 3 are all back to 4 hours. Most of Canada is 4 hours as well. But there are exceptions to smaller destinations with limited flights.
Last edited by xliioper; Nov 19, 2024 at 4:03 am