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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 8:07 am
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Originally Posted by dd1612
With serious schedule changes > 60-90 minutes on once daily flights to international destinations calling into Delta CS has resulted in being offered 3 options at no change fee or no increase in fares:

a. Same day changes to the destination through other connection gateways
or
b. Previous day on same flight origin and destination
or
c. Next day on same flight origin and destination

This has not differed whether it is a paid ticket or an award ticket or a coach ticket or a business class ticket.
Maybe you and I can pull off something like this but OP is flying economy presumably without status. Might be a bit more difficult.

Originally Posted by noamaan
"My busy work and meetings schedule might mean I will now no longer be able to make the rescheduled 15 minute difference time, is it possible to put me on the day before flight so that I have enough time to make my work/meeting".
With a belief in travel karma, I would never make up a lie just to get a better itin. Of course, YMMV.
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