<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jetsetter777:
FWIW a CO agent actually (gasp) *called* me to tell me this! However, the bad news is that they "automatically" rebooked me for a flight at another time which did not work into my itinerary - it would have LEFT before I ARRIVED at that city!
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This is really common. Schedules change all the time and they'll always have agents call and notify you of the flight change and allow you to make changes to your reservation if it doesn't work out.
I remember them being reliable about calling to notify me about these things as early as the mid-80s.