ccolor--That's it, the peace of mind I am meeting the apt owner as well as DD who is finishing up a study abroad term over there. So I want as few glitches as possible. I agree, I hate paying though.

We are back from our trip so wanted to follow up. The flight from Seattle was late in leaving as people just would not take their seats. I was ready to yell at them to sit down, lol! We left about 15 minutes late. I had a seat in the row right next to the airplane door, so I was literally the first passenger off the plane. I do carryon only, so got off the plane with my rolling bag and my purse and hurried to the tram. We arrived at T and my next flight was leaving out of E. From getting off the plane, I did not stop for anything, I went straight to my new gate, which of course was at the far end of that concourse. I arrived to find the flight was already boarding, probably about half the passengers were already on. I walked right up and boarded. I am SO glad I changed my flight and that this worked out!

So glad it worked out for you -- Delta is my main miles program so I have hurried through ATL many times. Glad you changed the tix and made your flight!

yeah! I want to hear about your trip!

Dawn--I have a trip report posted in the Europe forum

Thanks for the update.
This question comes up often for ATL, so your personal experience will be a real help to others.

Kay2--Thanks I figured it was the least I could do after asking for input.