Does combining flights count two or three hours apart count as a cancellation? (Happened to me.) BA quite often cancel select flights & rebook pax on flights either side.
What if a plane is switched to cover a u/s a/c on a flight that is fuller (or has more high yield pax)?
I've checked in and had the flight cancelled which I suspect was due to crewing issues caused by bad weather. I was rebooked on another airline four hours later - the airline did all it could, no complaints. However, the airline wouldn't compensate me because the delay was weather related.
In the US you get compensation, an hotel & generally an upgrade if bumped but nothing if cancelled for technical (or other) reasons. Could it in certain circumstances be the cheapest option to cancel a heavily oversold flight?
Presumably there is nothing to stop an airline selling stand by seats at a suitable discount if a flight is full but it expects some no shows?