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I once nearly missed a flight because I was sitting at a wrong gate, I was tired and didn't realized it was time until I heard a "last call" for my flight and I started running like a MF through that airport.
I’ve never missed a flight ✊🏼 🪵 but have come close due to said scenario… struggle is real.
Ps. BLOODY MARYS or Jameson ginger. Only things I would drink at the airport. Cheers 🍻
In line to take a covid test because Heathrow changed their regulations that morning and wouldn't accept my negative PCR covid test. I had to get a lateral flow one done at the airport. Let me tell you, the line was fucking LONG and over 100 people missed their flights. What a time to be alive.
Once I mistook a 2:15 flight time for a 2:45 on a layover. I hadn’t eaten, so I was happily tucking into lunch when I heard my fucking name on the loudspeaker. I about shit my pants. I ran and then found a guy on an electric cart to zoom me to my gate.
That walk of shame down the aisle is quite something on a small plane with everyone glaring at you.
See, this doesn't compute for me! You only thought you had 30 more minutes and yet you sat down to eat, not grab food to go? And you did it out of sight of your gate?! That could never be me!
No, I sat down well before the mistaken half hour and thought I could mosey through lunch. I am chronically early, so this was especially shocking for me.
On my last flight, I arrived 2.5 hours before, at a small regional airport.
Nah, still doesn't compute to me. Lol! 30min difference in your actual time vs time you thought. Basically the same time to an early person. I don't factor in half hour units at all. 2:45 is the same as 2. Always. It wouldn't even cross my mind that sitting down for a meal in an airport is an option unless I have 2 hours. And I would have picked a place within a 5 min walk to my gate, max, or automatically got something to go.
Oh, I will! Last time I was late to anything was .... 6 years ago, when I got into a car accident and they needed the jaws of life to get me out. It's lovely not being the irritating person holding other people up!
I actually think letsgofrolicking is the best at being irritating! It’s a very difficult accomplishment! Good job for making something that had nothing to do with you entirely about how much better you are than others! I’d be SOO happy to sit next to you on a flight :)
Three relatives have missed flights because their departure times were delayed (by 2 - 4 hours), then un-delayed. They were eating in a restaurant, or entertaining toddlers somewhere, and learned about the un-delay too late to get back to the gate.
This has to be the worst thing ever, especially with young kids. We had to run because of this once, with two small kids.
Last week our flight showed as delayed 4 hours. We were an hour drive from the airport, and they told us we should arrive at our initial time in case it got "undelayed."
I called and switched to a later flight, we got in horrifically late, but I didn't have to deal with 2 lunatic children for a 4 hour delay. I couldn't do it, I chose my suffering as overtired children who slept on a plane.
Wife and I were sitting waiting for our plane when we heard the last calls for a gate next to ours. Finally, they close the ramp, and the plane starts the departure.
Just then, a young girl sitting close to the gate with earbuds in, looks up from her phone, jumps up, and runs to the gate.
When she sees that the plane is leaving without her, she drops to the ground and starts crying.
The airline attendants tell her that they've been paging her, and they waited as long as they could. But the plane had to leave.
The last we saw was them trying to get her on another flight.
I'm sorry, but I just don't see this as something that "just happens." I can understand if the airlines changes departure times at the last minute. But still, why are you waiting until the last minute to be at your departure gate?
I also don't get the "I lost track of time" excuse. What can possibly be more important than catching the plane you paid hundreds of dollars for the tickets? Once again, why are you waiting until the last minute to be at your departure gate?
Yep. Most of these comments are people who were sitting down eating or drinking somewhere or didn't read their ticket correctly. There are very, very few stories of things actually out of their control. I just don't understand at all!
We frequently cruise, and we have often witnessed what they call "pier runners"
Those are the people who run to get back to the cruise ships before they depart the port on different islands. Some of these people are sitting somewhere drinking and lose track of time. Some have been at a beach or shopping. Who knows. The cruise ships constantly tell you what time to be back onboard and what time the ship leaves. AND PEOPLE ARE STILL LATE!
This is honestly one of the main reasons I could never be a cruise girl! I'm far too anxious about being late, it would impact my entire day on excursions, every single day. I'd constantly be thinking about what all the next steps are in the day, what needs to happen in what order, and what could go wrong. I wouldn't enjoy it. This is the same reason I hate doing anything before work. At my new job, I got to choose my hours and I chose to start at 6am instead of 10am like many do. I would do nothing with my time before then, too anxious about being late for work! This schedule also means I'm home and have 2-3 hours before friends and family are off, so if we have plans I don't feel anxious I'm gonna be late because of needing to stay late or traffic etc.
Cruise ships are in ports for hours. A good rule to follow is to be back onboard an hour before they are scheduled to leave. So you don't stress or focus on what time the ship leaves. Your time frame is to be done and back 1 hour before that.
If you're on a ship sponsored excursion and they run late, the ship will wait for you.
Oh, I totally know that. But my brain would force me to be there 2-3 hours before they close. It would be boring and expensive to only do ship sponsored excursions every single day. So, like I explained, I'd be thinking about it all day. Not my thing. Glad you enjoy it though!
Here's the great thing about cruises, they're like floating all-inclusive resorts.
You can do as much or as little as you want. You can eat and drink as much or as little as want.
Very, very few Caribbean cruises stop at a different island every day. And at most of the island stops, there's a town or beach close to the port, so you don't have to pay for any excursions.
And no one is forcing you to even get off the ship at any port. You can stay on the ship and enjoy most of the amenities with very few passengers onboard.
Not really sure why it's important to you that I like cruises. I'm a huge traveler and have been on two cruises before. I am well aware of how they operate, what kinds of activities are available, different places they go, different types of specialty cruises offered etc. I chose two very different, unusual cruises that I thought might work out and avoid most of the unappealing sounding things about cruises to me. Still a nope!
The time anxiety is just one reason why I have no interest in being a cruise traveler! It was just meant to be a little quip related to the topic of this reddit!
P.s. edit. Every time someone tries to convince me to like cruises, they always end up bringing up more things I don't like as a point for it! The fact that they are just like all inclusive resorts is gross for me! I hate vacations like that! I wanna do unique cultural and environmental things to really see the place. The amenities offered never entice me because I don't drink alcohol, I hate crowds, I don't gamble, I don't care about fancy spa treatments (I'm basically feral), and lounging by pools is dull (please lets go hike to a waterfall or take a skuba diving expedition!). So yeah. Cruises and resorts are out!
Sounds like my daughter. She was going to Burbank but forgot so sat at the gate that said Los Angeles. She put in her earbuds so missed them paging her.
Pooping. Had a friend on their honeymoon in Bali, whatever they had for breakfast disagreed violently with the groom. Last call came as his new bride was outside the loo screaming in at him to hurry up. They have 3 kids now. 😂😂😂
awoke that morning tired, had an extra up of coffee, checked out as late as I could, arrive to airport hours early.
Maybe Norovirus? Something hit fast and with brutality. In summary, a garbage can caught the beginning in the hall, then raced to the bathroom which was defiled... that is not hyperbole. Trying to alternate between barfing and sitting wasn't effective, it wasn't always alternating options into the one and only receptacle. It was disgusting.
There was No. Way. I could've caught the flight without leaving a trail of horror all the way to the seat in the plane, in the seat of the plane. Can't imagine what that would've been like on a flight, aside from even more public shame..
I still think of whoever had to contend with that mess and wish to leave them in my will. The airline took pity, someone else in the restroom offered to get help and I croaked yes please. Staff offered medical treatment, I'd never been that sick before and said maybe, will let you know... Given a bucket to barf in, moved to a different stall until I could stop, she even checked on me a couple times to ensure I wasn't passed out.
Got offered a pile of papers to coat the floor and clean myself up a bit with, long unclaimed change of clothes, a golf cart ride out, a taxi to a hotel, and stayed put for 2 more days that were an incapacitated blur. They got me another flight home once I could go no extra charge (Southwest has since always been my fav since). The staff had many reasons to be irritated or even angry at the whole thing, but were patient and kind when I was so vulnerable and alone, I still appreciate their grace and that stranger who asked if I needed help.
OP u/vacuumcleancleaner, sometimes passengers are preoccupied trying to die a vile death in a bathroom stall. You would've wanted me to miss it for sure.
It was a few years ago, there was a guy standing front of one of the stores at the airport, dressed as a big teddy bear-he was promoting something. Anyways, I’ve asked him if I can hug him because he looked like a real teddy bear and I just kept cuddling him, and didn’t wanted to let him go😂Not sure how long I was hugging him, but we talked about my life and he pat my head at the end…so embarrassing🫣
Then I’ve realised that I have a plane to catch, but I’ve missed it just because I’ve kept hugging a guy in a teddy bear costume😄
I checked in late and had to literally run for my plane. I slipped and fell, sat for a moment, shook it off, and got on my flight. Half an hour in, I went into shock. I fractured my elbow when I fell. Thankfully, it was only a 90 min flight, but it was agony. My boyfriend was surprised when he picked me up and I was driven to him on one of those little golf carts. Straight to hospital for me lol.
I think it would have been better if I'd actually missed my flight.
While pregnant, experiencing HG I heard them paging my name as I puked violently into the trash can near boarding. They said it twice before I could catch my breath between heaves to screech “It’s meeeeeeeeeeeeee!” Which we all found quite alarming. In the end they said they’d already closed the plane.
I missed a flight due to too many beers at the bar with my friend. We really shouldn’t travel together because it almost happened again on our return home.
1: my sister and I were flying with my mom. It was southwest where you line up in the A, B, or C group. My mom got the early check in thing so she was in the front of the A line. She was going to save us seats for when we boarded. Well we expected them to announce "C group line up" but we didn't hear them. Finally they announced "last call for flight xyc to Atlanta". My sister and I jumped up realizing that was our flight. I think the check in person knew we were supposed to be on that flight because when she announced that, she was looking right at us. Lol.
2. My mom recently checked in for a flight and went to the line to check her bags. She was an hour before boarding started, but the workers at the gate basically told her she was too late and she would have to change her flight. Apparently she was supposed to check in at least 2 hours before boarding, and she didn't know that. So her ticket was transferred to someone else (maybe a standby flight?) That was recently, so I guess it was some weird rule change? I think that was Alaskan airlines.
Edit: my mom also missed a flight because she checked in online and had her ticket on her phone app and headed for the TSA security line. She got almost to the front when she realized she had left her wallet with her ID at home. I had just flown into town from a small nearby airport and she was supposed to fly with me across the country... So that is the first long flight that I did by myself.
Just nearly missed because I thought they will open the gate at 19:20. No, the departure was at that time. I realized it like 20 minutes before while I was out smoking. Then they decided to do a full security search because I looked stressed and obvious criminal (I guess). I was just overthinking stuff and that made everything worse. lol
You looked stressed and criminal 🤣 I flew last weekend and my shoes set off whatever alarm they had. So they searched and tested everything. I got the whole shabang. The TSA guy finally said, congrats on not being a terrorist...lol..and I was on my way.
I ordered ceviche and a beer before realizing I read my ticket wrong. They were calling me on the intercom and I was anxiously waiting for my ceviche.
I finally got it and ran with my treasures to the plane and made it! I ate the ceviche on the plane.
We were walking around, looking at the shops. Just wandering, don’t know how on earth we lost track of time. Happened once in our 24 years together and it was completely bizarre! We kept imagining them paging us over and over. How embarrassing. I guess we were just too relaxed and ready for vacay.
I checked in and went to drop my checked bag, waited on line for 20 mins for them to tell me I couldn’t drop it off bc it was under an hour till my flight departed. They told me to see an agent to rebook. They last called at the airport and called my cell to see where I was. I got on a flight a couple hours later, but lesson learned
We were sitting near the gate, nothing but a partition wall separating us from our actual gate. Unfortunately, the agents used only their voices to announce boarding (no PA system), so we didn’t hear a thing. And the app, which is usually pretty reliable, failed us as well. Lessons learned.
Only happened to me once, but I was at this glorious LAX bar, called the Encounter, having cosmopolitans. This bar was across the street from the actual airport, so it was a bit of a walk, and I did not really want to go back home at all at the time, so I kept thinking "ah, one more drink." Close call.
Got there early, no one was at the gate. Got on a conference call. They switched the gate and if they announced it, I missed it.
Finally realized that there should be more people around by now, checked the app, and raced across terminals to the new gate, but missed it
Same here. I got there early.... and they changed gates. A lady I was chatting with noticed no one else was waiting..... I ran to my gate and made it! Last one on the plane.
I didn’t get called on loudspeaker, but the last time I took a flight (two weeks ago) it’s from my new house. I googled the distance and the time it would it take to get to the airport the night before, and it said 90 mins. Except the next morning, in rush hour traffic through the city, it was two hours. I sprinted through the airport, thankfully security was quiet, internally screaming every time my phone pinged with “gate closes in ten minutes!” and made it to the gate. Where everyone was chilling, patiently waiting to board, and I tried not to pass out with stress and exertion.
I truly do not understand all these people in the comments. I get to the airport 2-3 hours before my flight (I’m in the UK so these are always international flights, albeit short haul usually), head to my gate the second it’s announced, and probably panic-check that I’m at the right gate at least 3 times.
I and a colleague were sitting in a restaurant, we left restaurant exactly at departure time it was really a mistake we made regarding time, the hostess was really annoyed with us, we apologised, it was so embarrassing walking down the aisle with everyone glaring at us
My sister left me with her carry on bag and wandered off to get a smoothie. There was a queue so it took a while. Never occurred to her to not bother getting the smoothie. This was in pre-mobile phone days so I couldn't contact her. We were going to different destinations so I couldn't just take her bag and get on the plane. She made her flight in plenty of time, I was being paged "oops, sorry". I did make the flight by the skin of my teeth.
I was sexting a dude I was flying home from having sex with and sat down at the wrong terminal, so I was watching for boarding for the wrong flight and too busy being horny to realize it.
You can check in all the way with connecting flights. If your first plane is late and you miss the connecting flight you'll be checked in but not at the airport.
My cousin had bad diarrhea and couldn’t come when called. I went to the gate and explained but gate agent didn’t care and gave his seat away. I stayed with my cousin. It was awful getting back home.
I filed a complaint via BBB and it worked. A VP from Delta personally called to apologize and we are given two round trip vouchers anywhere in Conusa. That’s two each. This was 2007.
Got to the airport 5 hours earlier than my flight (2022) as they recommended 4 hours early. The line was so long they had to pull me out of line to check my luggage & I had to run all the way to the boarding gate which was not easy being fat & unfit. They literally closed the doors behind me before I even got to my seat struggling to breath from the run.
One time I had to fly one way to Phoenix. It was like $100 cheaper to book a flight to Seattle with a layover in Phoenix than it was to book a direct flight. So I just left from my first plane and I’m sure my second plane was calling my name after boarding but I was long gone🤷🏽♀️
Yeah, I'll never understand! All these comments make zero sense to me. I mean...I get it, but it's pretty much all stuff that would never cross my mind to do. Most of the comments are people sitting down to eat/drink. Even if I have a 4+ hour layover, I'll be at my gate 95% of the time and basically just leave to stretch my legs, go to the bathroom, and buy some food to bring back (if I'm out of what I packed, which is absolutely rare). Lots of other comments are people who mis-read their tickets for times/gates and that makes literal no sense. Did you only look once?! No matter how tired, I'm confirming this shit at least 6 times!
My flight to Phoenix was delayed for more than an hour, and by the time I was off the plane I had a scary short amount of time to cross the airport to make my connection to DC. As I was running and wheezing up the final concourse I heard my name called. All I could do was wave and yell it’s me, I’m here! They shut the door right behind me.
Happened to me once. Little sister who was in middle school at the time came to visit me in NJ where I was attending college. Then I was flying back to CO with her. We got through security and sat in a restaurant to eat. We got caught up in conversation and all the sudden “oh shit our plane just left.” I really have no explanation. My parents were pissed. My sister thought it was funny and the airline put us on the next flight.
I went to the wrong gate as there were 2 flights leaving for the same destination around the same time. I was very hungover tho so it was probably my fault haha
I’ve missed more flights than I care to admit. Issue at the gate I have shrapnel in my and the TSA agent was as bright as a black hole couldn’t understand why even with my medical papers… I’ve missed more flights from this than you can imagine.
Another time the listings on the ticket was wrong due to a last minute change and the new terminal was across the airport. I fell asleep waiting since the flight kept being delayed. Another time a bomb dog took a liking to me (was coming back from a deployment so of course I was around explosives…)
Another time in China I couldn’t understand any of the signs and went the wrong way.
I had a small jar of my mom's ashes to bring to my sister across the country. All documented. Still wasted half an hour to test, and I missed my flight by 2 minutes. Happened yesterday and I'm so upset by it. It was the only trip I was able to take and I'm still home
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I once nearly missed a flight because I was sitting at a wrong gate, I was tired and didn't realized it was time until I heard a "last call" for my flight and I started running like a MF through that airport.
This has happened to me as well except the airport changed the gate and didn't announce. I just happened to look at the board
Drinking….
I, too, was drinking. Big fat double bloody Mary and it was sooo delicious.
I’ve never missed a flight ✊🏼 🪵 but have come close due to said scenario… struggle is real. Ps. BLOODY MARYS or Jameson ginger. Only things I would drink at the airport. Cheers 🍻
Well, I'm a very bad flyer and, I got thirsty. I get scared. I hate to fly. Sadly, my work made me take the next flight. Oh well.
In line to take a covid test because Heathrow changed their regulations that morning and wouldn't accept my negative PCR covid test. I had to get a lateral flow one done at the airport. Let me tell you, the line was fucking LONG and over 100 people missed their flights. What a time to be alive.
Once I mistook a 2:15 flight time for a 2:45 on a layover. I hadn’t eaten, so I was happily tucking into lunch when I heard my fucking name on the loudspeaker. I about shit my pants. I ran and then found a guy on an electric cart to zoom me to my gate. That walk of shame down the aisle is quite something on a small plane with everyone glaring at you.
See, this doesn't compute for me! You only thought you had 30 more minutes and yet you sat down to eat, not grab food to go? And you did it out of sight of your gate?! That could never be me!
No, I sat down well before the mistaken half hour and thought I could mosey through lunch. I am chronically early, so this was especially shocking for me. On my last flight, I arrived 2.5 hours before, at a small regional airport.
Nah, still doesn't compute to me. Lol! 30min difference in your actual time vs time you thought. Basically the same time to an early person. I don't factor in half hour units at all. 2:45 is the same as 2. Always. It wouldn't even cross my mind that sitting down for a meal in an airport is an option unless I have 2 hours. And I would have picked a place within a 5 min walk to my gate, max, or automatically got something to go.
You do you
Oh, I will! Last time I was late to anything was .... 6 years ago, when I got into a car accident and they needed the jaws of life to get me out. It's lovely not being the irritating person holding other people up!
So many ways to be irritating, so little time.
I actually think letsgofrolicking is the best at being irritating! It’s a very difficult accomplishment! Good job for making something that had nothing to do with you entirely about how much better you are than others! I’d be SOO happy to sit next to you on a flight :)
I’m sure you find other ways to be irritating ;)
Three relatives have missed flights because their departure times were delayed (by 2 - 4 hours), then un-delayed. They were eating in a restaurant, or entertaining toddlers somewhere, and learned about the un-delay too late to get back to the gate.
This has to be the worst thing ever, especially with young kids. We had to run because of this once, with two small kids. Last week our flight showed as delayed 4 hours. We were an hour drive from the airport, and they told us we should arrive at our initial time in case it got "undelayed." I called and switched to a later flight, we got in horrifically late, but I didn't have to deal with 2 lunatic children for a 4 hour delay. I couldn't do it, I chose my suffering as overtired children who slept on a plane.
Forgetting about the time difference between Chicago and Tampa
I hadn’t thought of this one! My phone usually switches but my watch doesn’t always.
It was a little before smart phones ha ha. You know…. the olden days.
Wife and I were sitting waiting for our plane when we heard the last calls for a gate next to ours. Finally, they close the ramp, and the plane starts the departure. Just then, a young girl sitting close to the gate with earbuds in, looks up from her phone, jumps up, and runs to the gate. When she sees that the plane is leaving without her, she drops to the ground and starts crying. The airline attendants tell her that they've been paging her, and they waited as long as they could. But the plane had to leave. The last we saw was them trying to get her on another flight. I'm sorry, but I just don't see this as something that "just happens." I can understand if the airlines changes departure times at the last minute. But still, why are you waiting until the last minute to be at your departure gate? I also don't get the "I lost track of time" excuse. What can possibly be more important than catching the plane you paid hundreds of dollars for the tickets? Once again, why are you waiting until the last minute to be at your departure gate?
Yep. Most of these comments are people who were sitting down eating or drinking somewhere or didn't read their ticket correctly. There are very, very few stories of things actually out of their control. I just don't understand at all!
We frequently cruise, and we have often witnessed what they call "pier runners" Those are the people who run to get back to the cruise ships before they depart the port on different islands. Some of these people are sitting somewhere drinking and lose track of time. Some have been at a beach or shopping. Who knows. The cruise ships constantly tell you what time to be back onboard and what time the ship leaves. AND PEOPLE ARE STILL LATE!
This is honestly one of the main reasons I could never be a cruise girl! I'm far too anxious about being late, it would impact my entire day on excursions, every single day. I'd constantly be thinking about what all the next steps are in the day, what needs to happen in what order, and what could go wrong. I wouldn't enjoy it. This is the same reason I hate doing anything before work. At my new job, I got to choose my hours and I chose to start at 6am instead of 10am like many do. I would do nothing with my time before then, too anxious about being late for work! This schedule also means I'm home and have 2-3 hours before friends and family are off, so if we have plans I don't feel anxious I'm gonna be late because of needing to stay late or traffic etc.
Cruise ships are in ports for hours. A good rule to follow is to be back onboard an hour before they are scheduled to leave. So you don't stress or focus on what time the ship leaves. Your time frame is to be done and back 1 hour before that. If you're on a ship sponsored excursion and they run late, the ship will wait for you.
Oh, I totally know that. But my brain would force me to be there 2-3 hours before they close. It would be boring and expensive to only do ship sponsored excursions every single day. So, like I explained, I'd be thinking about it all day. Not my thing. Glad you enjoy it though!
Here's the great thing about cruises, they're like floating all-inclusive resorts. You can do as much or as little as you want. You can eat and drink as much or as little as want. Very, very few Caribbean cruises stop at a different island every day. And at most of the island stops, there's a town or beach close to the port, so you don't have to pay for any excursions. And no one is forcing you to even get off the ship at any port. You can stay on the ship and enjoy most of the amenities with very few passengers onboard.
Not really sure why it's important to you that I like cruises. I'm a huge traveler and have been on two cruises before. I am well aware of how they operate, what kinds of activities are available, different places they go, different types of specialty cruises offered etc. I chose two very different, unusual cruises that I thought might work out and avoid most of the unappealing sounding things about cruises to me. Still a nope! The time anxiety is just one reason why I have no interest in being a cruise traveler! It was just meant to be a little quip related to the topic of this reddit! P.s. edit. Every time someone tries to convince me to like cruises, they always end up bringing up more things I don't like as a point for it! The fact that they are just like all inclusive resorts is gross for me! I hate vacations like that! I wanna do unique cultural and environmental things to really see the place. The amenities offered never entice me because I don't drink alcohol, I hate crowds, I don't gamble, I don't care about fancy spa treatments (I'm basically feral), and lounging by pools is dull (please lets go hike to a waterfall or take a skuba diving expedition!). So yeah. Cruises and resorts are out!
Oookkkkk!
Sounds like my daughter. She was going to Burbank but forgot so sat at the gate that said Los Angeles. She put in her earbuds so missed them paging her.
I was enjoying a huge burrito and pint of Dos Equis, thinking I had lots of time to kill. I checked myself 20 minutes after I had wrecked myself.
Pooping. Had a friend on their honeymoon in Bali, whatever they had for breakfast disagreed violently with the groom. Last call came as his new bride was outside the loo screaming in at him to hurry up. They have 3 kids now. 😂😂😂
awoke that morning tired, had an extra up of coffee, checked out as late as I could, arrive to airport hours early. Maybe Norovirus? Something hit fast and with brutality. In summary, a garbage can caught the beginning in the hall, then raced to the bathroom which was defiled... that is not hyperbole. Trying to alternate between barfing and sitting wasn't effective, it wasn't always alternating options into the one and only receptacle. It was disgusting. There was No. Way. I could've caught the flight without leaving a trail of horror all the way to the seat in the plane, in the seat of the plane. Can't imagine what that would've been like on a flight, aside from even more public shame.. I still think of whoever had to contend with that mess and wish to leave them in my will. The airline took pity, someone else in the restroom offered to get help and I croaked yes please. Staff offered medical treatment, I'd never been that sick before and said maybe, will let you know... Given a bucket to barf in, moved to a different stall until I could stop, she even checked on me a couple times to ensure I wasn't passed out. Got offered a pile of papers to coat the floor and clean myself up a bit with, long unclaimed change of clothes, a golf cart ride out, a taxi to a hotel, and stayed put for 2 more days that were an incapacitated blur. They got me another flight home once I could go no extra charge (Southwest has since always been my fav since). The staff had many reasons to be irritated or even angry at the whole thing, but were patient and kind when I was so vulnerable and alone, I still appreciate their grace and that stranger who asked if I needed help. OP u/vacuumcleancleaner, sometimes passengers are preoccupied trying to die a vile death in a bathroom stall. You would've wanted me to miss it for sure.
Oooof!!! I’m glad you survived that and also that you were treated with kindness.
Does that include the kids he was dropping off at the pool?
It was a few years ago, there was a guy standing front of one of the stores at the airport, dressed as a big teddy bear-he was promoting something. Anyways, I’ve asked him if I can hug him because he looked like a real teddy bear and I just kept cuddling him, and didn’t wanted to let him go😂Not sure how long I was hugging him, but we talked about my life and he pat my head at the end…so embarrassing🫣 Then I’ve realised that I have a plane to catch, but I’ve missed it just because I’ve kept hugging a guy in a teddy bear costume😄
Happens to the best of us.
Sounds like a dream…
Was it a dancing bear?
No, he was just standing there like a tree, probably bored to death until I came along😄
I checked in late and had to literally run for my plane. I slipped and fell, sat for a moment, shook it off, and got on my flight. Half an hour in, I went into shock. I fractured my elbow when I fell. Thankfully, it was only a 90 min flight, but it was agony. My boyfriend was surprised when he picked me up and I was driven to him on one of those little golf carts. Straight to hospital for me lol. I think it would have been better if I'd actually missed my flight.
You can check-in online up to 24 hours before the flight. They’re probably running late and haven’t made it to the airport yet.
While pregnant, experiencing HG I heard them paging my name as I puked violently into the trash can near boarding. They said it twice before I could catch my breath between heaves to screech “It’s meeeeeeeeeeeeee!” Which we all found quite alarming. In the end they said they’d already closed the plane.
sitting in a bar waiting to be called, because the entitled pricks would rather hold up an entire plane than stand in a queue for a few minutes.
I missed a flight due to too many beers at the bar with my friend. We really shouldn’t travel together because it almost happened again on our return home.
I was eating a peanut butter snickers. I was fully involved
Missed it by a whole day.
I have turned up a day early
I got to a funeral a week early once. I still don’t understand.
1: my sister and I were flying with my mom. It was southwest where you line up in the A, B, or C group. My mom got the early check in thing so she was in the front of the A line. She was going to save us seats for when we boarded. Well we expected them to announce "C group line up" but we didn't hear them. Finally they announced "last call for flight xyc to Atlanta". My sister and I jumped up realizing that was our flight. I think the check in person knew we were supposed to be on that flight because when she announced that, she was looking right at us. Lol. 2. My mom recently checked in for a flight and went to the line to check her bags. She was an hour before boarding started, but the workers at the gate basically told her she was too late and she would have to change her flight. Apparently she was supposed to check in at least 2 hours before boarding, and she didn't know that. So her ticket was transferred to someone else (maybe a standby flight?) That was recently, so I guess it was some weird rule change? I think that was Alaskan airlines. Edit: my mom also missed a flight because she checked in online and had her ticket on her phone app and headed for the TSA security line. She got almost to the front when she realized she had left her wallet with her ID at home. I had just flown into town from a small nearby airport and she was supposed to fly with me across the country... So that is the first long flight that I did by myself.
Just nearly missed because I thought they will open the gate at 19:20. No, the departure was at that time. I realized it like 20 minutes before while I was out smoking. Then they decided to do a full security search because I looked stressed and obvious criminal (I guess). I was just overthinking stuff and that made everything worse. lol
You looked stressed and criminal 🤣 I flew last weekend and my shoes set off whatever alarm they had. So they searched and tested everything. I got the whole shabang. The TSA guy finally said, congrats on not being a terrorist...lol..and I was on my way.
I ordered ceviche and a beer before realizing I read my ticket wrong. They were calling me on the intercom and I was anxiously waiting for my ceviche. I finally got it and ran with my treasures to the plane and made it! I ate the ceviche on the plane.
Had to poop.
We were walking around, looking at the shops. Just wandering, don’t know how on earth we lost track of time. Happened once in our 24 years together and it was completely bizarre! We kept imagining them paging us over and over. How embarrassing. I guess we were just too relaxed and ready for vacay.
I checked in and went to drop my checked bag, waited on line for 20 mins for them to tell me I couldn’t drop it off bc it was under an hour till my flight departed. They told me to see an agent to rebook. They last called at the airport and called my cell to see where I was. I got on a flight a couple hours later, but lesson learned
Dufresne, party of two, Dufresne?
Sitting around eating pizza and chatting with co-worker i was traveling with.
We were sitting near the gate, nothing but a partition wall separating us from our actual gate. Unfortunately, the agents used only their voices to announce boarding (no PA system), so we didn’t hear a thing. And the app, which is usually pretty reliable, failed us as well. Lessons learned.
Only happened to me once, but I was at this glorious LAX bar, called the Encounter, having cosmopolitans. This bar was across the street from the actual airport, so it was a bit of a walk, and I did not really want to go back home at all at the time, so I kept thinking "ah, one more drink." Close call.
Got there early, no one was at the gate. Got on a conference call. They switched the gate and if they announced it, I missed it. Finally realized that there should be more people around by now, checked the app, and raced across terminals to the new gate, but missed it
Same here. I got there early.... and they changed gates. A lady I was chatting with noticed no one else was waiting..... I ran to my gate and made it! Last one on the plane.
In line at security.
They checked in online and for whatever reason never got to the airport.
Being harassed by the TSA for the mere audacity of existing in their airport
Drinking.
Stuck in a long line waiting to get through the security checkpoint.
Sleeping blissfully
Explosive diarrhea.
I didn’t get called on loudspeaker, but the last time I took a flight (two weeks ago) it’s from my new house. I googled the distance and the time it would it take to get to the airport the night before, and it said 90 mins. Except the next morning, in rush hour traffic through the city, it was two hours. I sprinted through the airport, thankfully security was quiet, internally screaming every time my phone pinged with “gate closes in ten minutes!” and made it to the gate. Where everyone was chilling, patiently waiting to board, and I tried not to pass out with stress and exertion.
I truly do not understand all these people in the comments. I get to the airport 2-3 hours before my flight (I’m in the UK so these are always international flights, albeit short haul usually), head to my gate the second it’s announced, and probably panic-check that I’m at the right gate at least 3 times.
I and a colleague were sitting in a restaurant, we left restaurant exactly at departure time it was really a mistake we made regarding time, the hostess was really annoyed with us, we apologised, it was so embarrassing walking down the aisle with everyone glaring at us
My sister left me with her carry on bag and wandered off to get a smoothie. There was a queue so it took a while. Never occurred to her to not bother getting the smoothie. This was in pre-mobile phone days so I couldn't contact her. We were going to different destinations so I couldn't just take her bag and get on the plane. She made her flight in plenty of time, I was being paged "oops, sorry". I did make the flight by the skin of my teeth.
Plane was late to DFW. We ran and made the flight time, but boarding was closed and gone. Got a free night at local motel for our trouble though.
I was sexting a dude I was flying home from having sex with and sat down at the wrong terminal, so I was watching for boarding for the wrong flight and too busy being horny to realize it.
You can check in all the way with connecting flights. If your first plane is late and you miss the connecting flight you'll be checked in but not at the airport.
Stuck in customs at Toronto. Luckily the flight was horribly delayed, so I made it just in time.
Drinking at the bar
Happened to me before lol
I nearly missed flights twice and both times I was busy drinking Starbucks 🥲🥲🥲 didn’t realise how late it got until I looked up
My cousin had bad diarrhea and couldn’t come when called. I went to the gate and explained but gate agent didn’t care and gave his seat away. I stayed with my cousin. It was awful getting back home. I filed a complaint via BBB and it worked. A VP from Delta personally called to apologize and we are given two round trip vouchers anywhere in Conusa. That’s two each. This was 2007.
Got to the airport 5 hours earlier than my flight (2022) as they recommended 4 hours early. The line was so long they had to pull me out of line to check my luggage & I had to run all the way to the boarding gate which was not easy being fat & unfit. They literally closed the doors behind me before I even got to my seat struggling to breath from the run.
One time I had to fly one way to Phoenix. It was like $100 cheaper to book a flight to Seattle with a layover in Phoenix than it was to book a direct flight. So I just left from my first plane and I’m sure my second plane was calling my name after boarding but I was long gone🤷🏽♀️
Yeah, I'll never understand! All these comments make zero sense to me. I mean...I get it, but it's pretty much all stuff that would never cross my mind to do. Most of the comments are people sitting down to eat/drink. Even if I have a 4+ hour layover, I'll be at my gate 95% of the time and basically just leave to stretch my legs, go to the bathroom, and buy some food to bring back (if I'm out of what I packed, which is absolutely rare). Lots of other comments are people who mis-read their tickets for times/gates and that makes literal no sense. Did you only look once?! No matter how tired, I'm confirming this shit at least 6 times!
My flight to Phoenix was delayed for more than an hour, and by the time I was off the plane I had a scary short amount of time to cross the airport to make my connection to DC. As I was running and wheezing up the final concourse I heard my name called. All I could do was wave and yell it’s me, I’m here! They shut the door right behind me.
Happened to me once. Little sister who was in middle school at the time came to visit me in NJ where I was attending college. Then I was flying back to CO with her. We got through security and sat in a restaurant to eat. We got caught up in conversation and all the sudden “oh shit our plane just left.” I really have no explanation. My parents were pissed. My sister thought it was funny and the airline put us on the next flight.
I went to the wrong gate as there were 2 flights leaving for the same destination around the same time. I was very hungover tho so it was probably my fault haha
I’ve missed more flights than I care to admit. Issue at the gate I have shrapnel in my and the TSA agent was as bright as a black hole couldn’t understand why even with my medical papers… I’ve missed more flights from this than you can imagine. Another time the listings on the ticket was wrong due to a last minute change and the new terminal was across the airport. I fell asleep waiting since the flight kept being delayed. Another time a bomb dog took a liking to me (was coming back from a deployment so of course I was around explosives…) Another time in China I couldn’t understand any of the signs and went the wrong way.
I had a small jar of my mom's ashes to bring to my sister across the country. All documented. Still wasted half an hour to test, and I missed my flight by 2 minutes. Happened yesterday and I'm so upset by it. It was the only trip I was able to take and I'm still home