Viajero Joven wrote:
One hidden benefit of mechanical delays is that you can pretty much reroute yourself onto any airline.
I remember hearing that my delayed Northwest flight to Phoenix was canceled as I was watching the last HP flight of the evening push back. Yeah I got the meal ticket and the phone card, and I was "protected" on a later NW flight that got me to Phoenix at about 2:00 am, after the last flight to Tucson. Since my connecting was on a seperate ticket they only offered to reserve a rental car for me to drive home (at my expense!) In the end, after much complaining I was given a hotel room and rebooked on the first flight of the morning to Tucson.