Originally Posted by
YOWgary
I don't think we disagree on this - I simply believe they'd need to post an awful lot more than a 1-hour delay before they're willing to declare IRROPS in advance sufficient to re-ticket a non-status passenger booked in Basic, where they might be more proactive in addressing the same problem for a SEMM.
While it's obviously the case that they might be more proactive for people with high status, I would think that if the connction becomes below the MCT the OP would have a good case to make.
Especially since AC has been known to cancel flights where the arrival of the previous leg would fall below the MCT. In other word, they should not be ble to have it both ways. (Admittedly they don't do that consistently, only possibly if a flight is overbooked and they want the seat.)