[bamakurt]

I was flying from Birmingham, AL to Philadelphia thru Memphis on Friday on Delta. Flight was overbooked and they were looking for volunteers. Gate agent tells me she can get me to Philly almost 2 hours early if I go thru Atlanta. I say sure. I did not ask for $$$ nor did they offer any. The extra time was reward enough. They hold the Atlanta flight. I'm the last passenger to board. They actually close the door behind me and I sit and put my seatbelt on and then hear the captain announce that there's a ground hold for all Atlanta flights due to weather. We're told that due to the weather delays our connecting flights will be delayed and there will be no problem making our connections. I wait 90 minutes and finally get to Atlanta at 7:59 and my 7:55 flight leaves on time while while I try to change gates. They automatically rebook me on the 9:35 flight which we sit on until 11:15 as they wait for passengers of other flights that have been delayed. I get to Philly after 1:00AM ... about 3 hours later than if I did not volunteer.

No way the gate agent should have routed me thru Atlanta with a weather situation developing.

I submitted a complaint to Delta on their website and am waiting to see if they will now compensate me for helping them and getting there so much later.