Originally Posted by
Duke787
Is this true? I've asked [MENTION=12946]Delta[/MENTION] and called Delta before in similar situations and been advised to arrive at the normal time because the baggage cutoff time is tied to the original departure time. Perhaps there is a specific delay amount that triggers the change?
Totally possible that the agents at BDL are going rogue, but anytime it's happened to me, they've said it's no issue. I wonder if Delta is telling people that via phone/Twitter so that the average flier doesn't roll the dice with getting to the airport and then end up missing their flight. Put another way, for the sake of argument, let's say your flight is delayed 4 hours. Does DL really require that you check the bag 4.5 hours prior to the new departure time, so you can sit around the airport endlessly, or else you're SOL?
On the other hand, international departures (especially at an once-a-day outstation with contracted staff and a temporary ticket counter position) could be an entirely different story - I've never tried to find out the hard way on that one.