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DELTA Link: Same Day Travel Changes | Delta Air Lines [as per web site July 2015, 2015]

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Same-Day Confirmed

When You Need to Change Your Flight

Eligibility

You can use the same-day confirmed option for travel within the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Delta and Delta Connection® flights.
You may request a same-day flight change up to 24 hours prior to the departure time of your original flight; however changes are limited to flights departing on the same day of ticketed departure.
If you have a flexible fare (usually a refundable ticket), you may be able to change your itinerary without a fee.
If you have an Economy fare, you can only be rebooked in the same fare class as your original flight.
If you have a premium cabin fare, -- including Delta One™, First and Business Class -- you may make a same-day confirmed change as long as a seat is available in the premium cabin
Award Tickets are same-day confirmed eligible.
Origin, destination or co-terminal (LGA to JFK) changes are not same-day confirmed eligible.
Same-Day Confirmed changes from connection to non-stop flights are not permitted.
Basic Economy fare (E) for flights flown on or after February 1, 2015 are not eligible for same-day confirmed travel changes.

Fees

Silver Medallion members, general SkyMiles members and non-members:

$50 USD Same-Day Change Fee - If your requested flight is same-day confirmed eligible
Applicable Change Fee -These fees vary based on your ticket and its fare rules, and will be due if you have a restricted fare and your requested flight is outside of same-day travel eligibility. Change fees are dictated by the fare rules.

Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion members:

$50 USD Same-Day Confirmed Fee Waived - If the requested flight is same-day confirmed eligible the $50 fee will be waived.
Applicable Change Fee - These fees vary based on your ticket and its fare rules, and will be due if you have a restricted fare and your requested flight is outside of same-day travel eligibility. Change fees are dictated by the fare rules.

Basic Economy (E) fares are not eligible to make same-day confirmed or same-day standby travel changes, regardless of Medallion or other elite status, for flights flown on or after February 1, 2015.

Additional Rules

Medallion complimentary upgrades do not transfer to your rebooked ticket.
Trip Extras or seats purchased for the original flight do not transfer to your rebooked ticket. Please note the original terms and conditions for Trip Extras, Delta Comfort+™ and Preferred Seats.
The same-day travel program is subject to change and the rules in effect on the date of travel will apply.

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Same-Day Standby

When There Are No Seats Available

If you are unable to secure a new flight(s) with the same-day confirmed option, you can choose to fly standby with the same-day standby option.

Eligibility

Same-day standby is only offered if same-day confirmed is not available.
You may request a same-day flight change up to 24 hours prior to the departure time of your original flight.
Silver Medallion members, general SkyMiles members and non-members may only fly same-day standby for a flight that is earlier than their original flight.
Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion members may standby for a flight any time on the same day as their original flight.
No routing changes are allowed.
Eligible same-day standby flights must be on the same day as the original flight, starting 12am of the same day to 11:59pm the same day.
Change is only permitted based on the original ticketed paid cabin. For example, customers confirmed in RU class may only standby for flights in the Economy cabin
Basic Economy fare (E) for flights flown on or after February 1, 2015 are not eligible for same-day standby travel changes.
You can use the same-day standby option for travel within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Delta and Delta Connection flights.
You may request a same-day flight change up to 24 hours prior to the departure time of your original flight.

Fees

Silver Medallion members, general SkyMiles members and non-members:

$50 USD Standby Fee - Standby fee will be collected, but your card will not be charged until you are assigned a seat on the standby flight

Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion members:

$50 USD Standby Fee Waived

Standby not permitted to/from Canada
Standby permitted for multi-segment flights. Customers must stand by for each individual flight segment. Standby fees are not refundable once you are assigned a seat on the first standby segment.

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Same-Day Standby Upgrades

The same-day standby upgrade option allows you to upgrade your flight for a small fee, provided space is available and your ticket is eligible. This option applies to specific flights and routings:

Within North America (except JFKLAX, JFKSEA and JFKSFO).
To/from Aruba, Bermuda, Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands), Los Cabos (Mexico), Montego Bay (Jamaica), Nassau (Bahamas), Providenciales (Turks and Caicos), San Juan (Puerto Rico), and St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands)
Between Atlanta and Costa Rica, St. Maarten and St. Lucia
Between Cancun (Mexico)and Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Memphis and Minneapolis

All flights within and between the Domestic 48 States and Alaska

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Traveling                 Y/B/M Fares     S/H/Q/K/L Fares  U/T/X/V Fares

0 to 500 miles            $49             $119             $169

501 to 1,000 miles        $79             $149             $199
 
1,001 to 1,500 miles      $99             $209             $259

1,501 to 2,000 miles      $149            $249             $319

2,001 to 3,000 miles      $239            $269             $359

3,001 miles and up        $329            $369             $399

All flights to and from Hawaii

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Traveling               Y/B/M Fares  S/H/Q/K/L Fares  U/T/X/V Fares

2,001 to 3,000 miles    $239         $269             $359

3,001 miles and up      $329         $369             $399

All eligible other flights

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Traveling                     Y / B / M / H / Q/ K Fares
 
0 to 500 miles                $50

501 to 1,000 miles            $75

1,001 to 1,500 miles          $100

1,501 to 2,000 miles          $150

2,001 to 3,000 miles          $225

3,001 miles and up            $350

Improvements to Same-Day Travel

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Jul 19, 2015, 1:19 pm

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clinspec

Join Date: Feb 2014

Location: Phoenix

Programs: DL Diamond,1.8 MM; AA Gold

Posts: 189

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Originally Posted by StuckOnSegments

I recently did a standby for an earlier flight without changing the connecting flight in ATL.

The agent was very clear to me that she was only doing this as an exception, because my layover was now more than 4 hours and thus a stopover.

I see nothing about this in the rules. Was this an uninformed agent or is this a rule too?

I've never had a GA make an issue with an earlier same day standby that places me in the hub greater than 4 hrs earlier. In fact, when they can't get me on an earlier connection they just suggest I go to the gate in the connecting airport and see about getting on the standby list there for the earlier flight. When I SDC to a flight that is greater than 4 hrs however, I have had them state they are "making an exception" for that situation.

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