FAA is not too far, so I'm visiting them this week to get a copy of passenger rights. I imagine they have it on their website too .... faa.dor.gov. I always thought an airline cancelling a flight had to rebook you, but it was a major fight to get them to agree to do it, and I had to bring in the supervisor. Agents will tell you anything it seems. Ciao

Please excuse ... faa.dot.gov. Ciao

Yes, airlines are required to try to rebook you, but a)they can put you on any combination they want to (3 legs via St. Louis, Vancouver, and LaGuardia, all on a prop-jet); b)other airlines have to agree to take you, assuming they have space, and you have no say reeating whatsoever; and c)if the airline has gone bankrupt and out of operation, there's no recourse for you -- lawsuits would be moot or just lumped into a class-action suit that would disappear under the weight of all other related suits and legal fees.

There's a conga-line of who gets paid off once a corp. goes belly-up, and unfortunately passengers/customers are usually last in line. (Of course, the CEOs and Board Members will be taken care of.)

From today's Raleigh News and Observer:
To cut costs, Midway is eliminating medical coverage for laid-off employees. "I'm not proud of that," [Exec. VP and Gen. Mgr.] Westberg said. "But the needs of the estate dictate that we take a hard line on that issue."