Gerard M Foley wrote: > From: "Blaine Thompson" <blaine@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:57 PM > > >> On 1/1/1989, a friend was moved off AA - ROC-ORD-LAS because of nasty >> weather in ORD. He was rerouted on Eastern ROC-ATL, then to Delta >> ATL-MSY-DFW-LAS (All same plane/flight number). Any idea why this >> was done? My airline memory doesn't stretch that far, but from what >> I read, Eastern and Delta weren't the best of friends, and American >> wasn't thrilled with either, so why did they push him onto that >> strange itinerary? If it matters, it was a Sunday. >> > My guess is that alternate routings, like fares, are a mystery no one, > even in the industry, understands or can predict. > > Certainly the "friendliness" wouldn't have anything to do with it. Rule 240?