Originally Posted by
spurg
What if you are on an AA domestic flight that is late getting in and you miss your connecting AA international flight? Are you entitled to next flight out in same class of service?
That is an involuntary reroute, and you get the benefits of that; much higher priority than missing the flight by failing to check-in on time. At a minimum it is the next AA flight out in the same class of service, often it is better than that.