Originally Posted by
Hartmann
Headed DEN-IAH at 2pm. If my DEN flight is going to be delayed but there is an earlier flight available, wouldn't they want to put me on it, even if I don't have a connection?
You'd think, but they are almost certainly going to blame the delay on weather or ATC anyways so it doesn't cost them anything other than consumer goodwill to make you stay on your delayed flight. But they seem to be keen on giving up that goodwill, so that's the way the cookie crumbles.
