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Question about July Delta flights
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01/11/2018 03:16 PM
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Back in August (pre-Irma) we booked flights from Houston to St Thomas for July 4th for our BVI based sailing trip. The original schedule had us arriving in Atlanta at 9:11 (9:24 for my son flying in from San Antonio) and departing at 11:00, so there was plenty of time.
Currently Delta is running the single flight which departs Atlanta at 9:45, making our connections pretty dicey.
I realize this probably requires a crystal ball, but my question is should I change my flights (spending the night in Atlanta) to insure we make the 1 flight to St. Thomas, or should I assume that as things stabilize in St. Thomas, Delta will return to a 2 flight schedule or perhaps move the departure time of the ATL-STT leg to something we can make.
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Re: Question about July Delta flights
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01/11/2018 05:29 PM
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We're on the earliest flight out of Houston (son is coming from San Antonio and is on first flight out as well) so we'd have to overnight in ATL.
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Re: Question about July Delta flights
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01/11/2018 05:41 PM
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I think the risk is that since the flights are all slam pack full if you miss your flight it might be longer than just the next day to get a seat.
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Re: Question about July Delta flights
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01/11/2018 08:57 PM
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Call Delta reservations. What time does your flight arrive in to ATL? It appears that minimum connecting time is 35 minutes D to D (domestic to domestic) If D-I and STT is Considered as international in ATL, it will exceed legal connecting time. (Obviously STT is not Intl, as passport is not required for USA originating passenger, but it may be considered so for connecting pax). Therefore, per your original message, you do not qualify as scheduled connection - invalid connection. Therefore it is Delta's responsibility to book you on a valid connecting flight without penalty, change fees etc, or give you a full refund. Problem is, this will change several times as DL adjusts their schedules seasonally, and conditions change in the hurricane impacted islands. Six months out....all bets are off..
Last edited by jphart; 01/11/2018 09:00 PM.
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Re: Question about July Delta flights
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01/12/2018 12:45 AM
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Our flight from Houston arrives 9:11, my son's from San Antonio at 9:24, so there is virtually no time to make a 9:45 flight out. In fact the first thing I noticed when I went to check the ticket at delta.com was a warning that we might miss our connecting flight. I'll probably give them a call and see what options they offer. Once on a trip down we did an overnight thing at ATL and it wasn't too bad. The worst part is the additional luggage hauling.
Louis from Houston
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Re: Question about July Delta flights
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01/12/2018 09:40 AM
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I would not look for Delta to add a additional flight going into the low season even if the airport opens up the slots. They are planning a Saturday only flight from JFK. Best case at this point might be upsizing the ATL flight to a 757. In addition the Bomardiar Cseries aircraft that has some truly unique performance characteristics and may have opened up additional routes from smaller cities to places like STT are delayed due to the tariff issue. The aircraft would also be capable of Eastern US to EIS flights nonstop.
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Re: Question about July Delta flights
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01/12/2018 11:32 AM
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In light of the ability of Delta to land at EIS, why is the government adding to the runway? If the government cannot convince Delta to to a flight into Beef then it is likely no airline wants to do EIS
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Re: Question about July Delta flights
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01/12/2018 01:25 PM
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Thanks for all the input. The tickets I purchased were 4 first class using Amex membership points so that should give me flight flexibility since (I assume) that they're unrestricted tickets. I looked at alternative flights to STT, such as United's non-stop from Houston, but that gets in pretty late (3:40) so catching a ferry is another issue. Flying to EIS jumps the fares way too much.
So based on everyone's advice I'm going to talk to Delta about moving the HOU - ATL and SAT - ATL legs to the day before.
Louis from Houston
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Re: Question about July Delta flights
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01/12/2018 01:56 PM
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I'm in agreement with @GeorgeC1 when it comes to not wanting to do separate tickets. We were stranded in the BVI years ago when the Montserrat volcano blew. At that time we were on Delta frequent flyer tickets to SJU and had ticketed the SJU - EIS leg separately. It look a lot of work, and a major fortune in phone calls, to get back home.
Louis from Houston
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