rjw242

Since you're either hopelessly confused or deliberately misconstruing what I and others have written, I don't see any point in engaging further. Everyone else here understands the score.

mvoight

MarkOK - Each segment has a value attributed to it. The airline has to attribute some portion of the fare to each part of the trip, for a variety of reasons, refund calculations being a common one.
If a flight is deleted due to airline issues, the value of that segment is refunded to you
If YOU decide on your own accord, without IRROPS or delays exceeding the airline minimum (60 minutes or whatever), then the airline can reprice the ticket and that could leave you with 0 value for the unflown segment.
So, yes, it depends on whose fault caused the missed segment

(and now I have just realized rjw242 told you something similar)

LondonElite

Wow. Rarely have I seen such a simple concept made so difficult.

richarddd

I continue to wonder what AA's minimum might be and where it's documented. "Major delay" is not exactly clear.

Anyone?

chgoeditor

Pro tip: When you have seasonal allergies, traveling is a GOOD thing. Why? Because there's a chance that the pollens, molds, mildews, etc., that are making your allergies flare in your point of departure won't be as prevalent at your point of arrival. I'm always thrilled to get out of Chicago when my allergies are acting up because I know there is a good chance they'll subside when I land.

MSPeconomist

chgoeditor

Yup. But presumably if her allergies are bad enough to cancel a flight, she already probably follows an allergist-proscribed/prescribed combo of nasal and oral antihistamines and decongestants.

alhcfp

Another Fter that has learned that the AA Board is a tough jury

wrp96

Years ago (DL still had a hub at DFW), I booked my family and I to travel to SAN the day of my sister in law's college graduation. First flight of the morning, arriving 6 hours before graduation, what could be the issue? (yes, I've learned my lesson) The night before fog at my local airport prevented the RON planes from getting in and our flights cancelled. Cue me sitting on phones while searching the internet for alternatives. Unfortunately, due to so many flight cancellations, there were no itineraries with available seats that could get us to SAN in time. I'm still thankful to the AA rep (once I finally got through on the phone) who found seats available on DL but only to DFW, where we switched back to AA and managed to make graduation. If those DL seats hadn't opened up, it would've been my fault for not booking us to fly out the day prior. I remember at the time being irrationally angry at AA over it, but the more I've traveled since, the more I've realized the blame was in my planning (and mother nature).

JDiver

The OP has received a lot of advice, and everything that could be said has likely been said.

For others with similar issues or concerns, please see

American Airlines trip in vain - policy, questions, what now? (consolidated)

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...solidated.html

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