Multi City - Delayed flight?
 

Hi!

I searched but couldn't find much info on this topic.

I want to fly a Multi City Itinerary to reach Silver Medallion . Just wondering, what happens if Segment 1 is delayed and you miss segment 2 and then you miss segment 3?

I found this itinerary via ITA: https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...;ti=t1800-2400

I wanted to fly it next weekend, but I'm wondering what happens if the ATL-CVG gets delayed causing me to miss the CVG-JFK and then missing the JFK-LAS. Would Delta allow me to reroute back to LAS? Or would they make me go to JFK first and then a new segment to LAS. Would I have to pay?

Are these type of same day, mult-city flights allowed?

Thank you for the help!

You will get rebooked. It may or may not give you enough miles though. You have a lot of options though.

You will get rebooked. Since you don't have status yet, you won't get top priority. It always helps to have a plan so you should research what will work for you if you do have a misconnect. Presenting the GA with something that works greatly increases your chances of success. Don't worry about fare differences on the rescheduled flights, that doesn't come into play.

If for example, you're late and misconnect on the ATL-CVG and there are no other flights that will get you to yur final destination in a reasonable time frame, you can let the GA know that you can be rerouted to ATL-JFK, skipping CVG and then request ORC after the trip. Important to let the GA know that youu would accept it but are not specifically requesting it, otherwise ORC might be denied due to a voluntary reroute.

Things to keep in mind for any future MR's. Avoid places like JFK in winter due to potential weather delays. Avoid connection points that don't have a lot of fall back and reroute capabilities so you don't get stuck somewhere with no place to go. Example: I have a LGA-ATL-SFO-ATL-LGA 4 hour turn in March. If ATL gets 1/10" of snow and shuts down I can get rerouted back via MSP or DTW and even accept a co-terminal to JFK which opens up direct/SLC/SEA/CVG. Lots of ways to get back.

As always, if you have a plan - you probably won't need it. If you don't, you may have lots of time to think about why you didn't have one. :D

ORC = Original Routing Credit


translation: do some homework first ... the cheapest option for your MR may not be the smartest

+100

Another example:

I have an MSY-LAX same day RT in January. The routing is MSY-LAX-SEA-ATL-MSY. Since I'm leaving on the first flight of the morning (6 AM), the aircraft will already be at MSY. I should have no weather issues at LAX or SEA so my first point of probable issues is SEA-ATL with weather issues in ATL. If I'm really lucky, earlier flights will also have been screwed up and I'll be able to get a VDB (Voluntary Denied Boarding) that will pay for the trip with $ leftover. I then have all sorts of rerouting options to get back to MSY including waiting for a red-eye with an UG. There are so many ways for me to route from SEA-MSY, that I won't worry about it.

Another information tidbit. I do MR's with a backpack which has my computer (so I con do work), a change of underwear, socks and shirt, a toothbrush and toothpaste, external battery packs and USB chargers for my cell phones, noise cancelling headphones and a ThermaRest self inflating seat cushion (12 - 24 hours in anything but lie flat seats can really get to you). The backpack is a PacSafe so I can secure it if I nap in a terminal or club or put it in an overhead compartment.

speaking from many many years of experience, there is a small but finite chance that SEA can indeed get totally hosed up ... snow and/or ice and/or fog can turn it into a madhouse

however the point -- again -- is that SuperG1955 has a ton of options available to complete the trip