they did book me on a flight the next day. i was scheduled to fly two legs on delta. but see my other replies below on lack of accommodation and rep behavior.
perhaps. what’s more my ticket to cross from east coast to western state cost more than my previous ticket to cross the atlantic into the country. maybe that’s a rational market outcome but it’s hard to fathom sometimes.
Flying in the US is a hellscape now thanks to deregulation and union-busting.