United did at least pay for his hotel. I understand that schedules matter and there are a number of factors involved in holding or not holding a plane. In more than one case, just for one or two people. Sometimes, a flight that shows boarding can be closed. In these recent cases, I can understand why United wanted to close the door on the Denver flight. It was already over an hour late, although I have to wonder — with empty seats and a valued customer, would it have made that much difference?
As an added inducement to United, the traveler had an upgraded first-class seat on the sold-out redeye flight, which no doubt they could have used. One thought is that the crew could have been reaching their maximum hours and United either needed to close the door or get a new crew, although, if so, presumably the gate agent could have easily told the traveler.
The Denver to Bozeman flight problem makes less sense. It was the last flight of the day. And, the connecting plane left on time, so it was less likely to be a crew issue. The apparent capriciousness of how airlines decide and when they will hold a plane is maddening. The latter will be indicated on your ticket.
If not, check the airline's website to know until how long before the flight you can check your bags. Most airlines let you check-in at least 24 hours before your flight's departure. This will save you a lot of time, so do it. If for some reason, you have to check-in at the airport, make sure that you also get there on time: similarly to baggage drop-off, you won't be able to do so past the time limit prescribed by the airline generally about one hour before the scheduled departure time, but double check with your air carrier.
Finally, keep in mind that arriving too late at the gate will most likely result in a boarding denial for you. And you won't get a denied boarding compensation for that one. Your boarding pass should mention until when you can board the plane.
That's because departure time is different from boarding time, and airlines close the gates generally minutes prior to the schedule time of departure. Make sure you're at the gate before the cutoff time. Secondly, some airlines will require you to check in at the initially required time despite the delay. Yes and no. It depends. Most passengers would probably let you pass in front of them to skip the long line and go through the security screening before them.
But airport staff doesn't always let you do so. Skipping the line is neither a right nor a privilege granted to late passengers, or even everyone would do it, so don't count on that when considering oversleeping.
Even if you risk missing your flight, maybe because of traffic jams on the way, this does not give you the right to move up the line. Anticipate the wait times as best as possible. The flight crew will almost never hold the plane for late passengers. The repercussion on the aircraft's flight schedule would be too great. For international flights, the airline is more likely to remove your bag from the hold than wait for you. That being said, transfers can be an exception. If there are connecting passengers late because of the delay of their first flight with the same airline, the plane may wait for them, and you could benefit from it.
But don't count on that. No one wants their stay at the airport to last as long as their travel time. Avoid the queues and save time at the airport. Check-in for your flight online anywhere, anytime. Online check in for international flights opens 30 hours 24 hours before in case of flights to or from the United States before the scheduled departure of the flight and closes 1 hour to departure. For domestic flights passengers are required to check in at least one and a half hours, counters close 30 minutes to departure.
NOTE: All guests are required to reconfirm their flights before travel 72 hours before departure for domestic travel and 07days to departure for international travel. Read More. International Check-in For all international flights, passengers are required to check in at least two and a half hours before departure of flight irrespective of Class of travel.
Counters close one hour prior to departure. Kindly check-in at the airport. Domestic Check-in Passengers on domestic flights are required to produce some acceptable form of identification at check-in. They are required to check in at least one and a half hours irrespective of Class of travel. Counters close 30 minutes to departure.
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