Originally Posted by
LegoMyEgoLess
Just so I'm sure I understand the real ramifications here... if I choose not to pay the change fee to add the MCO-ATL portion of the trip to the Award itin, will I have to exit security in ATL, then re-enter after checking in at a Delta desk? Are there any air-side options for doing this?
I'd rather not pay the $150 if all I'm avoiding is a minor inconvenience.
The question is not whether you have to exit and re-enter ATL upon arrival from CDG. The ATL arrivals procedure will be the same in either case.
Rather, the issue is whether you are legally protected in the event of a misconnect. With a single ticket, if your CDG-ATL flight is late, DL will accommodate you on the next available flight without question. If however your ATL-MCO is a separate ticket, then you have to rebook that ticket, plus change fee, if you misconnect. Same problem (hopefully less likely) on the outbound side - if your MCO-ATL is late for any reason and you miss ATL-CDG, then you have to rebook yourself and are subject to change fees and whatever fare might be available.
Or so I understand....