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Q: Text: i purchased a last minute ticket ($1k) from delta, originally 3-leg: beijing -> shanghai -> seattle -> atalanta. each leg has 2.5-5 hours connection. there were better option if i am willing to pay $3k for this one way ticket.
1st and 2nd leg operated by china eastern, and 3rd leg by delta. 

1) **first leg** operated by china eastern.

1st leg touched down on time, but tax on tarmac for 1 hour, shuttle delay for another 45 minutes, i end up miss the 2nd leg (shanghai->seattle). counter agent put me on another delta flight (shanghai -> san francisco)

2) **second leg** operated by china eastern.

unfortunately that flight (shanghai -> san francisco) got delayed. there is no eta but eventually get delayed for 4 hours. while waiting, i attempt to see if these two options are possible or not:

a) delta has a non-stop flight (shanghai to atalanta) the next day. i prefer that even tough i need to overnight at shanghai. the problem is the economy seat is sold out, and the flight only have first class seat, and delta won't allow me to switch unless i pay $2.5k difference.

b) united and american has same-day flight (1-stop), but delta won't allow it because there is no agreement between them.

3) **third leg** operated by delta.

when i arrived san francisco, i missed the 3rd leg (san francisco to atalanta). and counter agent put me on a 1-stop flight (to la first, then to atalanta). 

4) **forth leg** i don't care who operate it as long as there is no 5th leg

i am at la now, kill time for the 6-hour layover. then another 4 hour flight back home.
A:
tifu by being cheap. if i knew i had that trouble, i'd bite the bullet to pay the $3k.