Originally Posted by
Deltahater
My experience with AA was different, probably because it involved a LCC in Europe.
AA ORD-FRA was delayed by 2 hours. As a result I missed my Ryan air flight to FRL (BLQ). AA denied any responsibility and said because it was a separate ticket there was nothing they can or should do for me.
I would hope your experience would be difference due to OW.
No, in terms of AA's response, it wouldn't be different at all. If your following flight was on BA instead of Ryanair, AA would still deny any responsibility, since they legally do not have any. But as mentioned above, BA, not being an LCC, would likely put you on the next available flight out of goodwill (the aforementioned "flat tire policy").
LCC's on the other hand generally make it very clear that if you miss your flight's minimum check-in time by even a minute, you're out-of-luck and need to buy a new ticket. This is presumably part of their revenue plan.