I know airlines have no responsibility for weather delays and cancellations - but not sure about this one. Flight BOS-DCA-Columbus, Ohio. Began descent into Columbus but then turned left to Louisville - according to pilot diverted due to weather. Of note, when checking FlightStats and FlightAware websites, multiple planes landed and took off within 30 minutes of this flight.
So flight arrived in Louisville at midnight. Passengers were given a card with phone number to call "in the morning". Husband got hotel for a few hours sleep, one-way car rental on his own, since there were no flights from Louisville to Columbus on any airline that would get him to his noon meeting on time.
I expect he gets no compensation for this, but wondering what is the regulation for what happens to the other passengers in case something like this happens again.
Flight was supposed to land in Ohio, diverted to Louisville - who pays?
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Recently, I was in a similar circumstance, circled Milwaukee, where we were supposed to land, but ended up in Chicago because of bad weather. We were told that there would be no hotel or meal vouchers because the delay was weather related. It sort of wasn't because we were late getting to Milwaukee due to mechanical problems; if we had been there on time, the weather wouldn't have been an issue. Our flight left the next morning, instead.
The airline is obligated to get him to Columbus, but there is so requirement of how and when. Since he decided on his own to rent a car to get to his meeting, the airline owed him nothing. They might give him a voucher or some miles for his trouble, but don't expect much.
When I've been on flights that landed in Louisville instead of Cincy, they've typically provided a van and transported passengers. Might not be the practice for Columbus since it's a bit further.