Rebook a connection at risk from a delay while in the air, with a ChatGPT Dot
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Denis Shiryaev's Alaska Airlines flight was delayed, putting the connection to Amsterdam at risk. While Shiryaev was on the plane, a ChatGPT Dot chatted with Alaska, Delta and KLM at the same time, found a new route and, after Shiryaev approved it, got the rebooking done for free, saving a night in Seattle.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Get me rebooked onto a working route when a delay puts my connection at risk. Fill in before running: - My booking reference and full itinerary: [DETAILS] - The delay and my new arrival time: [DELAY] - My latest acceptable arrival and any airline or route preferences: [PREFERENCES] Rules: - Contact the airlines on my itinerary through their official chat or support channels. - Look for free rebooking on the same ticket first, including partner airlines. - Show me the new route, times and any cost before confirming; don't confirm without my OK. - Get the new booking confirmed in writing and check my seats and bags carry over. - If a site asks me to sign in, pause and let me do it myself (including any CAPTCHA or two-step code); never guess or store passwords. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. Output: The new itinerary, confirmation, and anything I still need to do at the airport. You'll know it worked when: I'm confirmed on a route that gets me there without an unplanned overnight, at no extra cost.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Get me rebooked onto a working route when a delay puts my connection at risk. Fill in before running: - My booking reference and full itinerary: [DETAILS] - The delay and my new arrival time: [DELAY] - My latest acceptable arrival and any airline or route preferences: [PREFERENCES] Rules: - Contact the airlines on my itinerary through their official chat or support channels. - Look for free rebooking on the same ticket first, including partner airlines. - Show me the new route, times and any cost before confirming; don't confirm without my OK. - Get the new booking confirmed in writing and check my seats and bags carry over. - If a site asks me to sign in, pause and let me do it myself (including any CAPTCHA or two-step code); never guess or store passwords. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. Output: The new itinerary, confirmation, and anything I still need to do at the airport. You'll know it worked when: I'm confirmed on a route that gets me there without an unplanned overnight, at no extra cost.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Get me rebooked onto a working route when a delay puts my connection at risk. Fill in before running: - My booking reference and full itinerary: [DETAILS] - The delay and my new arrival time: [DELAY] - My latest acceptable arrival and any airline or route preferences: [PREFERENCES] Rules: - Contact the airlines on my itinerary through their official chat or support channels. - Look for free rebooking on the same ticket first, including partner airlines. - Show me the new route, times and any cost before confirming; don't confirm without my OK. - Get the new booking confirmed in writing and check my seats and bags carry over. - If a site asks me to sign in, pause and let me do it myself (including any CAPTCHA or two-step code); never guess or store passwords. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - If no free option works, tell me what compensation or care I'm entitled to for the delay. Output: The new itinerary, confirmation, and anything I still need to do at the airport. You'll know it worked when: I'm confirmed on a route that gets me there without an unplanned overnight, at no extra cost. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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