What are applicable laws?
As regras estão descritas no Contrato de transporte da Spirit (https://www.spirit.com/Content/Documents/en-US/Contract_of_Carriage.pdf) e termos e condições (https://www.spirit.com/Legal.aspx), que você concordou no momento da reserva.
O contrato de transporte diz na seção 8.2
Rebooking When a guest holding a confirmed reservation on a Spirit
flight which is delayed because of a schedule irregularity (including
but not limited to, a missed connection, flight cancellation, omission
of a scheduled stop, substitution of equipment, or schedule change),
Spirit may rebook the guest on Spirit's first flight on which seats
are available to the guest's original destination without additional
charge. Our staff will focus on rebooking as many guests as possible
on alternate flights, either direct to the destination or via
connections through other airports to best accommodate the guest’s
needs. A change may be made to an itinerary without a charge and/or
fare difference when the itinerary was affected by a cancelled flight,
an eligible schedule change or a delayed flight (greater than two
hours from the original departure time) provided:
- The same departure and arrival airports are booked and;
- The itinerary is rebooked within Spirit’s authorized date ranges (currently within 7 days of the departure date).
With limited exceptions, Spirit will not reimburse
guests for flights that they book on other carriers.
Infelizmente, isso está aberto à interpretação, então acho que é provavelmente mais importante agora descobrir como levar seu filho para Atlanta com mais eficiência. Hoje parece bastante sombrio, mas amanhã haverá voos sem escala na Spirit e Jet Blue por US $ 200- $ 250. É intrigante que a Spirit afirme "não há assentos disponíveis". Verifique sites de reservas on-line e documente todos os vôos disponíveis da Sprit. Se eles têm assentos abertos, eles precisam entregá-los ao seu filho. Se não o fizerem, devem remarcá-lo no Jet Blue. Agora é hora de começar uma trilha de papel sólido.