Rule 240 … on a code shared flight
 

I don’t know if this is the right form to ask this question … I have purchased a round trip ticket from NYC to MCI and the ticket is issued by Delta Airlines. my outbound flight is on Delta and the return flight is on American Airlines … since American airlines filed for bankruptsy and for any reason if they cancelled the flight who is responsible for rule 240 …delta who issued the ticket or American who cancelled the flight??

By convention of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) the operating carrier is responsible for day-of-travel disruptions.

If AA cancels well in advance, Delta can meet its contractual obligations by simply refunding your money, or by routing you on Delta flights.

You're not going to force Delta to put you on another carrier. AA isn't going to cease operations any time soon, either.

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Passengers won't notice much difference with the AA bankruptcy filing.

In the media AA says it won’t stop flying ..and they have 4 b dollars set aside for operational purposes …but the reality is it not AA decision anymore the bankrupsy court judge can shut them down in days …

Which the judge won't do. Almost every airline has declared bankruptcy

AA isn't going anywhere. Note that Delta & Northwest went through bankruptcy recently and are still flying.

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Nonetheless, this is a good reason to pay for future services with a CC, not a debit card, cash, trav. checks, etc. In bankruptcy, if there is a flight disruption, you will get 100% of your funds back from your CC issuer as a matter of Federal law. Any other form of payment will not get that back.

Will AA keep flying? Almost certainly, but I wouldn't chance my own funds on it.

Is there some reason you want to create hysteria? But of course "4 b" dollars may not be enough to keep flying. (Is that suppose to be 4 Billion or is that some "code"? LOL!) As others have pointed out this isn't going to happen. Neither the courts NOR the creditors want that. (Trust me my company filed last year, we had a LOT fewer assets and no where close to that type of "operating fund" and our creditors started bending over backwards. Some money beats no money!)


Actually according to the Wall Street Journal AA is the last of the "legacy" US carriers to declare so now it's a clean sweep. I assume that the so-called "low cost carriers" will join them some day.

I bought tickets on DL and NW throughout thier "bankruptcy" and expect that I would do the same on AA.