Design an IROPS (irregular operations) rebooking workflow for an automated travel agent

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Verified steps

  1. Detect the disruption event: subscribe to airline schedule-change webhooks or poll flight status APIs to identify cancellations, significant delays, or diversions affecting active bookings
  2. Classify disruption severity and passenger eligibility: determine whether the airline has issued a travel waiver (which waives change fees within defined rebooking windows and routing rules)
  3. Query available alternative flights within the waiver window using the booking source API (NDC, GDS, or aggregator), filtering for the passenger's destination and acceptable connection parameters
  4. Rank alternatives by arrival time, number of stops, and cabin class equivalence; present top options to the passenger or, if fully automated, apply a pre-configured preference policy
  5. Execute the rebook via the appropriate API (OrderChange, GDS rebooking command, or aggregator change endpoint) and reissue or exchange the ticket under the waiver, then notify the passenger with new itinerary details

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