Use Rule 240: What Happens if You Miss Your Connecting Flight Delta?

The hardest-to-kill legend is the claim that you'll receive special treatment from an airline only if you utter the secret code "Rule 240." Whenever your flight is canceled or seriously delayed, the story goes, simply ask the gate agent to Rule 240 you, and the airline will magically place you, at no additional cost, on the next available flight of any other carrier flying the route. Delta stipulates a “Rule 240” in its Conditions of Carriage. This rule refers to delays and… (aviationrepublic.com) More...