What to do when you miss your Ameri

by Sanjay Singh Content Marketing

The rule isnt publicly documented and it can be hard for passengers to take advantage of it, but we do know a bit about how airlines handle missed flights.

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The following situations have to be applicable:

they arrive too late to check-in but within two hours of their posted departure time, or
they dont have proper travel documents and miss their flight, or
they havent applied for or received an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) to travel to the U.S., or
they have mobile boarding passes but turned up at the wrong airport (only for Washington National/Dulles and Houston Intercontinental/Hobby)
*As soon as you know that youre going to miss your flight, call the American Airlines Phone Number especially before the flight departs. Tell them that youre on the way to the airport but that youre delayed because of factors outside of your control. Agents might be able to rebook you over the phone or they may just tell you to show up and see an agent, but you have nothing to lose by trying.

And if you miss the flight,

-If youre asked to pay up for change fees and a difference in fare, try to invoke the flat tire rule to the agent or possibly to a supervisor. If youre getting nowhere but still have some time, try to get help somewhere else before forking over hundreds of dollars