Originally Posted by
davetravels
Of course, the OP doesn't state his status level.
Actually he does:
Originally Posted by
wil1408
To DL’s credit I got through right away which was pretty good given the circumstances as I have no status with Delta (I’m AA plat).
But agree that it's not the norm to VDB for standby unless there are some fairly large other circumstances.
OP: Unfortunately you've just experienced the mess that can be summer thunderstorms in ATL and I definitely feel for you. I've bad weather in ATL (and heavy capacity loads on the following days) where the next flight Delta could confirm me on was 3 days away. Luckily snapped up the last car for a one-way rental and drove the 9 hours home during that experience.