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ATOBTTR
So one problem with a connection that is right at MCT (minimum connection time) is that there is no room for error. If your first leg's arrival time is delayed by even one minute, thus dropping your connection below MCT, the system could rebook you automatically, even if you end up actually end up arriving at the gate in SLC before the door closes for the second flight.
Whether you will have to pay to stay overnight in SLC (if there are no other routing options available until the next morning) would be dependent on what caused the delay on the first leg.
Thanks everyone for your replies. I would be flying in 2 weeks. It appears from the the ticket options that the connecting flight to JFK is the last possible way to route that evening to JFK.
What happens if Delta changes the JAC to SLC portion of my trip for example by 1 minute a week before (I would be under the 30 min MCT)? Will Delta change my itinerary and automatically rebook me on an earlier flight? Would I have the option to book on any flight the following day (I would pay for my accommodation in that case)
What happens if Delta changes my flight by a minute like 3 hours before my departure? Will I simply not be allowed to check in/board? Or if there is a delay for some random reason on the ground or in the air and arrive at SLC late? Who would pay for my hotel in that case if it’s my last way back to NYC?
Sorry for all the questions but there’s a wide range of prices for my trip so also trying to book a flight that’s on the cheaper end in addition to maximizing my vacation there. The same round trip itinerary that may be $360 one day suddenly nearly doubles in price if I change the date of my trip by a day and and itinerary that may have cost much significantly more the previous day suddenly becomes the cheapest one so juggling a few different variables here.