Originally Posted by
richarddd
That's the real problem for me - getting things fixed if there's a problem. If I book ITA through DL and there's a problem, would DL fix the problem (for example, rebook onto a DL flight)? The other things you and others note are things I can easily cope with for a few hundred dollar price difference.
If you buy the ticket from DL, then DL is your travel agent. Thus DL would be responsible for rebooking until the day of departure (or when the flight goes under airport control, which in Europe can be as early as T-48 or T-30).