Originally Posted by
hi55us
I'm surprised they couldn't rebook you onto BOS-ATL/DTW/MSP/SLC/SFO/SEA-LAX and they had to delay until the next day. This is one of the reasons why I fly Delta out of Boston on BOS-SEA as opposed to Jet Blue. If Delta gets delayed on the BOS-SEA nonstop they can rebook through one of their hubs.
In defense of OP, this would have been a hard call to make given the time of departure and the rolling delays. There would have been only a few other options after 5:30 with short layovers. If DL is saying we will depart a few hours late and a bunch of flights are being delayed to weather and with the info you have, you would arrive at the same time on the direct as you would on the connecting itinerary, the safe bet is to take the direct flight to avoid a weather related misconnect. Hindsight is 20/20, but having been in similar situations, it is a very difficult call to make.