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Will an Airline Rebook You on Another Airline After a Cancellation or Delay?

Traveler at an airport after a canceled flight, comparing rebooking options on another airline while nearby flights remain on time.

Your flight has been canceled. The airline’s app offers you another flight tomorrow afternoon. Then you look at the departure board and see something infuriating: Another airline has a flight to the same city leaving in two hours. Can you make your airline put you on it? Sometimes. Several major U.S. airlines have formally committed…

Will the Airline Pay for a Hotel If Your Flight Is Delayed or Canceled?

Stranded airline passenger at an airport after delayed and canceled flights, with hotel, meal and ground transportation options shown.

Your flight has been canceled. The airline has rebooked you for tomorrow morning. It is 10:30 at night, you are nowhere near home, and now you need somewhere to sleep. Will the airline pay for the hotel? Maybe. The answer in the United States depends heavily on why your flight was delayed or canceled. If…