How can I change the date or time of a flight with Delta Air Lines?
A Delta date adjustment can move the trip into another calendar day, connection or operating carrier even when the city pair looks unchanged. Use My Trips to price the entire journey, then separate voluntary repricing from a schedule change initiated by Delta. Recheck seats, eCredits, later legs and the new ticket number after reissue. Open Delta My Trips with the original ticket number and the passenger name exactly as ticketed. For this date time change decision, reconcile Delta MyTrips with old and new local calendar dates, then compare Delta eCredit against later segments and operating carriers. Keep the Delta receipt or eCredit record and confirm that the replacement ticket, operating flight and later segments all show correctly.
Important exceptions
- A time change can also change the calendar date or airport after time-zone conversion.
- Cancelling first can lose protected space, ticket value or later segments.
- Do not confirm while any airport code, local date or operating carrier is ambiguous.
- Stop if the replacement silently removes a segment or breaks the connection.
- Do not assume seats, bags or upgrades automatically transfer to the new flight.
More booking questions
Can a Delta time change move the trip to another local date?
Yes. A time adjustment can change the local calendar day, connection or operating carrier even when the city pair appears unchanged.
Confirm before booking
- Confirm for this ticket: Open My Trips.
Checked againstChange or cancel requirementsSame-day flight changesCancel or refund your flightHow to rebook using an eCredit
How should Delta voluntary repricing be separated from a schedule change?
Price the entire journey in My Trips, then classify whether the traveler requested the change or Delta initiated a schedule change.
Confirm before booking
- Confirm for this ticket: Compare local journeys.
Checked againstChange or cancel requirementsSame-day flight changesCancel or refund your flightHow to rebook using an eCredit
What should be rechecked after Delta reissues the ticket?
Verify the new ticket number, operating flight, later segments, seats and any eCredit record after reissue.
Confirm before booking
- Confirm for this ticket: Classify the reason.
Checked againstChange or cancel requirementsSame-day flight changesCancel or refund your flightHow to rebook using an eCredit
Sources and last checked
- Change or cancel requirementshttps://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-planning-center/change-or-cancel-your-trip/cancel-change-requirements
- Same-day flight changeshttps://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/same-day-flight-change
- Cancel or refund your flighthttps://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/cancel-flight
- How to rebook using an eCredithttps://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/how-to-rebook