Originally Posted by
Often1
But, DL reserves the right (and does) cancel people at T-45 on intl. flights which are oversold. OP is on the last flight to AMS and faces, at best, an overnight or a circuitous route to AMS and that's only if there's space available and it's going to most likely be in a lousy seat.
That is for people who have not even checked in. He will have checked in for the flight in SAN and this is not a concern for him.