Originally Posted by chobby100
Flying BOS-SAN via ATL early on a Thursday. There's 6am BOS-ATL flight that lays over for 1hour and 40 minutes and a 7am leaving only 40 minutes to get to the connection. Now its been awhile since I flew DL through ATL but I want to make sure I get on the ATL-SAN flight. 40 minutes seems pretty darn tight especially at ATL but waking up for the 6am seems like a drag. Thoughts? Thanks in advance and sorry if this is a bit of a repeat question but I couldn't find the excat situation in a search.
I wouldn't do it. In my limited experience connecting through ATL (I tried it once, and then switched to another carrier) - let's say it takes 10 minutes to deplane (assuming that the flight arrived on time) - and DL closes their doors 10 minutes before scheduled departure time, that leaves you 20 minutes to make your way through the airport.
Remember - you may have to switch terminals, and take the train...and walk the length of two terminals...I tried it once with a 40 minute connection, and wound up missing it in both directions.