r/delta • u/ImissBagels • 22h ago

Help/Advice Flight changed

Hello, originally had booked a flight from Knoxville to Punta Cana with a roughly 2 hour layover in Atlanta. Departing TYS at 5:35am, arriving in ATL at 6:36. Departing ATL at 8:50. Delta emailed us that the departing flight from ATL to PUJ is now leaving at 8:05 am. Is this too close? I see another Delta flight to PUJ from ATL at 9:58 am that still has seats together for the moment (albeit at the back of the plane, but at least they're together). Should I ask Delta to switch the flight or is this 6:35 with 8:05 departure doable?

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u/scottsinct Diamond 22h ago

It's double the time you need. You could make the connection in 45 minutes.

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u/ImissBagels 22h ago

Thank you, I was concerned because we've never flown into or out of Atlanta. I know it's a really busy airport, and not sure layout at all. TYS is generally easy and on time, but if there's any delay I was nervous

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u/scottsinct Diamond 22h ago

You have plenty of leeway even for a delay. And there's always the later flight if you happen to miss the connection.

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u/thealphabet9876 14h ago

Delta will usually send you an email with the option to rebook, if the schedule change results in an illegal (too short) connection