MissedFlight

I’ve got an international to international connection in Istanbul with 1h05 between flights. Both are on a single ticket. If I miss the second flight just because I’m not fast enough getting across the airport, what actually happens? Assuming the first flight is on time and...

Last year I had an operational (non-weather) delay on Spirit that caused me to miss my connecting flight and resulted in $700+ in direct losses, plus professional disruption. What happened: • First leg delayed for operational reasons • Missed my onward connection • No meaningful...

Had a frustrating experience at DTW today. Arrived at the airport 2.5 hours early. Cleared security, sat near the gate for over an hour. Walked up 30 minutes before departure and the gate was already closed. No staff there either. A few other passengers were in the same...

Booked a ticket on AA.com for my daughter to travel from Germany to Austin for a wedding. The itinerary was Frankfurt to Munich to Charlotte to Austin, and I even used a systemwide upgrade for the Munich to Charlotte segment. The only concern was the one hour connection in...

I’m hoping someone here might know the answer because Princess support wouldn’t give me a clear one. I have an Alaska cruise departing from Vancouver soon. My concern is a hypothetical situation where my flight is delayed and I miss the initial embarkation. If that happened,...

Had a bit of a scare last week that might help someone else avoid the same panic. My earlier flight was delayed and I ended up missing my international connection. My biggest worry wasn’t even getting to my destination, it was that the airline’s no show policy would...

Honestly still pretty upset thinking about this. My family flew Buffalo to Chicago yesterday on the way to San Diego for my daughter’s spring break. My job is extremely stressful and my husband rarely gets time off, so this trip meant a lot to us. The first leg started going...