Last flight of the day Cancelled?

Old Jan 17, 2019, 2:14 pm
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Last flight of the day Cancelled?

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Hello,

Thought I would ask here for any 'first-hand' experiences;

In a few weeks I am flying from Australia to SFO with Qantas then connecting to Portland, OR with Alaska Airlines.
These flights were booked as part of a Qantas Rewards ticket.

The flight to Portland is the last scheduled AS flight out of SFO for the day.
If for some reason that flight is cancelled, will I need to pay for overnight accommodation or will the Alaska Airlines provide accommodation; or since I bought the ticket through Qantas, is Alaska not 'responsible' (for lack of a better word) ?

Going by the flight's recent history cancellations are very rare so I don't expect there will be any problems, but would like to be prepared just in case.

Cheers.

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Old Jan 17, 2019, 2:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam1
Hello,

Thought I would ask here for any 'first-hand' experiences;

In a few weeks I am flying from Australia to LAX with Qantas then connecting to Portland, OR with Alaska Airlines.
These flights were booked as part of a Qantas Rewards ticket.

The flight to Portland is the last scheduled AS flight out of LAX for the day.
If for some reason that flight is cancelled, will I need to pay for overnight accommodation or will the Alaska Airlines provide accommodation; or since I bought the ticket through Qantas, is Alaska not 'responsible' (for lack of a better word) ?

Going by the flight's recent history cancellations are very rare so I don't expect there will be any problems, but would like to be prepared just in case.

Cheers.
Are there any later flights via SEA? LAX-SEA-PDX. Not sure of your dates/times so it is hard to determine if alternate routings may work. The cause of any cancellation will have an affect too. If it is weather related, you will be accommodated on the next possible flight(s) but hotel & food will be at your expense.

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Old Jan 17, 2019, 2:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam1
Hello,

Thought I would ask here for any 'first-hand' experiences;

In a few weeks I am flying from Australia to LAX with Qantas then connecting to Portland, OR with Alaska Airlines.
These flights were booked as part of a Qantas Rewards ticket.

The flight to Portland is the last scheduled AS flight out of LAX for the day.
If for some reason that flight is cancelled, will I need to pay for overnight accommodation or will the Alaska Airlines provide accommodation; or since I bought the ticket through Qantas, is Alaska not 'responsible' (for lack of a better word) ?

Going by the flight's recent history cancellations are very rare so I don't expect there will be any problems, but would like to be prepared just in case.

Cheers.
Since you are most likely coming from MEL and that flight arrives early evening, American Airlines usually has a later flight which today, for instance, leaves at 925PM arriving 11:55PM. If you are late and it is QF's fault, then they could get you on the American flight if there is space. If you are on time and the flight cancels for mechanical reasons, you should be covered. If it is weather--you have to generally get your own hotel. Before your departure, check to see what other airlines have flights that could work for you. It is always better to feed options to whomever is working to rebook you rather than to leaving it up to the customer service agent. S/he could always refuse but knowing your options makes it easier to argue for what you want and get you on your way.
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Old Jan 17, 2019, 6:19 pm
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Interesting to know and helps confirm my earlier thoughts.

For some reason I had 'LAX' on the brain. I'm actually flying into SFO.

Having a quick look through the schedules and it seems that United Airlines are the only airline who have a later flight.
I assume AS would not move me onto a UA flight.
Alaska's remaining flight for the day via SEA will require an overnight stay there, so I again assume I won't be moved to that flight.

I'll research some airport hotels that fit my budget and will set up Uber and Lyft accounts just for the unlikely event I'll need to stay the night at SFO.

Thanks again. ^
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Old Jan 17, 2019, 6:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam1
Flying For Fun, sfozrhfco - Thank you both for your replies and information provided.
Interesting to know and helps confirm my earlier thoughts.

For some reason I had 'LAX' on the brain. I'm actually flying into SFO.

Having a quick look through the schedules and it seems that United Airlines are the only airline who have a later flight.
I assume AS would not move me onto a UA flight.
Alaska's remaining flight for the day via SEA will require an overnight stay there, so I again assume I won't be moved to that flight.

I'll research some airport hotels that fit my budget and will set up Uber and Lyft accounts just for the unlikely event I'll need to stay the night at SFO.

Thanks again. ^
Might want to edit your first post and change LAX to SFO.
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Old Jan 17, 2019, 10:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Adam1
I assume AS would not move me onto a UA flight.
Depends on the cause of the misconnect. AS can rebook onto UA. They did it for me last month.
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Old Jan 18, 2019, 1:56 am
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Originally Posted by philemer
Might want to edit your first post and change LAX to SFO.
Thanks, done.
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Old Jan 18, 2019, 1:57 am
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Depends on the cause of the misconnect. AS can rebook onto UA. They did it for me last month.
Interesting. Thanks for that.
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