Have you ever missed a flight?

MonteLDS · 08-16-2007, 11:23 AM

i was suppose to pick up a family member from the airport today but she missed her flight. That got me thinking, what are some the reason people miss their flights?

I have never missed one, and am always super early as it is except for that one time i was coming home from a billy corgan solo show w/ a friend (we drove to seattle & Vancouver) and needed to be in bay area asap. So i booked a flight via my blackberry that afternoon.

So have any of you people missed a flight?

Aeroplane · 08-16-2007, 11:26 AM

yes, but only once. I went to O'Hare Airport, and my flight was going out of Midway.

they were kind enough to put me on the next flight for free.

waltermcphilp · 08-16-2007, 11:28 AM

i haven't been on a plane for about 8 years.

mxzombie · 08-16-2007, 11:29 AM

never missed a flight

MonteLDS · 08-16-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Aeroplane

yes, but only once. I went to O'Hare Airport, and my flight was going out of Midway.

they were kind enough to put me on the next flight for free.

the irony behind this is great!!

C33 · 08-16-2007, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mxzombie

never missed a flight

sppunk · 08-16-2007, 11:35 AM

Too many to count. And almost for the same amount of reasons.

Most often though something comes up that is more important - meetings, events, etc. Flights can always be rescheduled.

bardy · 08-16-2007, 11:36 AM

I've never missed one due to being weirdly late to the airport. But I have missed connecting flights becuase my first plane was late.

Aeroplane · 08-16-2007, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonteLDS

the irony behind this is great!!

mpp · 08-16-2007, 12:26 PM

I've almost missed flights twice (once in Cincinnati coming back from the first Zwan show and the other in Chicago when I missed the bus)

bardy · 08-16-2007, 12:27 PM

i wanted to go to lake powell for labor day but I cant because flights from fresno to SLC are $800. that is fucking ridiculous. it's an hour and a half flight and its a major delta hub. I dont understand.

Aeroplane · 08-16-2007, 12:35 PM

last minute. you either get a great deal or they'll rip you off. i wanted to go to chicago. ain't happenin'.

Olivier · 08-16-2007, 12:57 PM

i was going with my family to hawaii, and it was a early flight at the airport which is about 90 minutes away.; we got stuck in traffic and were 20 minutes to late and we couldn't check in.

bardy · 08-16-2007, 01:05 PM

I can ask for the entire week before labor day off and go with bf from sacramento, which would only be about 400 for a direct flight and he'd pay half. I wonder if I could get the vacation.

Caine Walker · 02:06 PM

i missed a flight for the first business trip i ever made. the person who was supposed to pick me up was fucking PISSED. it all ended up working out in the end, though, as my delay put us exactly on time for our meeting.

duovamp · 08-16-2007, 01:30 PM

I never miss a good fight. Put up yer dukes!

Fattening Ass · 08-16-2007, 02:25 PM

Yep. A few times its been from underestimating the airport and how busy it can be.

bardy · 08-16-2007, 02:34 PM

yeah dont you hate it when you get to the airport at like 2:30 p.m. on a tuesday and its ridiculously busy for some reason? ugh.

Fattening Ass · 08-16-2007, 02:37 PM

i hate it even more when you get there and its empty as fuck and you end up waiting forever for your flight because getting a boarding pass, checking luggage and passing security was a snap. Then you think why did i leave so early? The next time you go and arrive a lil later and it turns out you left too late..

bardy · 08-16-2007, 02:39 PM

yeah the airport in roanoke is tiny and only has 6 gates so it never really takes too long to get through. I mean the security people are like half asleep they are so bored. the past two times I've gone through they have seriously been opening up every persons bag and wiping it all for explosives residue. like it takes 10 minutes a bag. god I wanted to shoot someone and I only had 4 people infront of me.

Mayfuck · 08-16-2007, 03:00 PM

this is why we need hi speed rail in america, folks.

MonteLDS · 08-16-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayfuck

this is why we need hi speed rail in america, folks.

so we can miss those instead? I don't follow

Ol' Couch Ass · 08-16-2007, 03:16 PM

I've only ever missed connector flights due to airline scheduling/snafus. I usually don't mind because I can often talk the airline out of $300-$400 in flight vouchers for "cutting into my vacation" or causing me to "miss an important meeting."

bardy · 08-16-2007, 04:46 PM

hi speed rail would help with my fear of flying but it would take a while to get across the country, as i doubt there would be one that went into roanoke.

avian chaos · 08-16-2007, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mxzombie

never missed a flight

MonteLDS · 08-16-2007, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bardy

hi speed rail would help with my fear of flying but it would take a while to get across the country, as i doubt there would be one that went into roanoke.

i am not sure that a rail would be anymore safer. most likely less safe because of access to tamper w/ the rail

sickbadthing · 08-16-2007, 05:09 PM

Noyen and I missed a flight because we were going to Berkeley on BART instead of Oakland.

Aeroplane · 08-16-2007, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonteLDS

i am not sure that a rail would be anymore safer. most likely less safe because of access to tamper w/ the rail

great! now give her another phobia/psychosis!

Nate the Grate · 08-16-2007, 05:13 PM

I'm flying alone for the first time next week. Logan to Dulles to Copenhagen!

bardy · 08-16-2007, 05:29 PM

haha I was scared the first time I flew alone

are you scared?

08-16-2007, 11:23 AM	#1
MonteLDS sigh Posts: 8,845	Have you ever missed a flight? i was suppose to pick up a family member from the airport today but she missed her flight. That got me thinking, what are some the reason people miss their flights? I have never missed one, and am always super early as it is except for that one time i was coming home from a billy corgan solo show w/ a friend (we drove to seattle & Vancouver) and needed to be in bay area asap. So i booked a flight via my blackberry that afternoon. So have any of you people missed a flight?

08-16-2007, 01:10 PM	#15
Caine Walker Braindead Posts: 15,482	i missed a flight for the first business trip i ever made. the person who was supposed to pick me up was fucking PISSED. it all ended up working out in the end, though, as my delay put us exactly on time for our meeting. Last edited by Caine Walker : 08-16-2007 at 02:06 PM.

08-16-2007, 02:25 PM	#17
Fattening Ass Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Planet Nintendu 64 Posts: 30,819	Yep. A few times its been from underestimating the airport and how busy it can be. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Fattening Ass Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Planet Nintendu 64 Posts: 30,819	i hate it even more when you get there and its empty as fuck and you end up waiting forever for your flight because getting a boarding pass, checking luggage and passing security was a snap. Then you think why did i leave so early? The next time you go and arrive a lil later and it turns out you left too late.. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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08-16-2007, 11:26 AM	#2
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,579	yes, but only once. I went to O'Hare Airport, and my flight was going out of Midway. they were kind enough to put me on the next flight for free.

08-16-2007, 11:28 AM	#3
waltermcphilp Socialphobic Location: I DO C-C-C-COCAINE Posts: 11,137	i haven't been on a plane for about 8 years.

08-16-2007, 11:29 AM	#4
mxzombie Braindead Location: i like traffic lights, but only when they're green. Posts: 15,686	never missed a flight

08-16-2007, 11:35 AM	#7
sppunk Netphoria's George Will Location: Fenway Park Posts: 37,109	Too many to count. And almost for the same amount of reasons. Most often though something comes up that is more important - meetings, events, etc. Flights can always be rescheduled.

08-16-2007, 11:36 AM	#8
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,816	I've never missed one due to being weirdly late to the airport. But I have missed connecting flights becuase my first plane was late.

08-16-2007, 12:26 PM	#10
mpp Minion of Satan Posts: 7,623	I've almost missed flights twice (once in Cincinnati coming back from the first Zwan show and the other in Chicago when I missed the bus)

08-16-2007, 12:27 PM	#11
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,816	i wanted to go to lake powell for labor day but I cant because flights from fresno to SLC are $800. that is fucking ridiculous. it's an hour and a half flight and its a major delta hub. I dont understand.

08-16-2007, 12:35 PM	#12
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,579	last minute. you either get a great deal or they'll rip you off. i wanted to go to chicago. ain't happenin'.

08-16-2007, 12:57 PM	#13
Olivier Apocalyptic Poster Location: CA Posts: 1,158	i was going with my family to hawaii, and it was a early flight at the airport which is about 90 minutes away.; we got stuck in traffic and were 20 minutes to late and we couldn't check in.

08-16-2007, 01:05 PM	#14
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,816	I can ask for the entire week before labor day off and go with bf from sacramento, which would only be about 400 for a direct flight and he'd pay half. I wonder if I could get the vacation.

08-16-2007, 01:30 PM	#16
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,768	I never miss a good fight. Put up yer dukes!

08-16-2007, 02:34 PM	#18
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,816	yeah dont you hate it when you get to the airport at like 2:30 p.m. on a tuesday and its ridiculously busy for some reason? ugh.

08-16-2007, 02:39 PM	#20
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,816	yeah the airport in roanoke is tiny and only has 6 gates so it never really takes too long to get through. I mean the security people are like half asleep they are so bored. the past two times I've gone through they have seriously been opening up every persons bag and wiping it all for explosives residue. like it takes 10 minutes a bag. god I wanted to shoot someone and I only had 4 people infront of me.

08-16-2007, 03:00 PM	#21
Mayfuck Banned Location: i'm from japan also hollywood Posts: 57,805	this is why we need hi speed rail in america, folks.

08-16-2007, 03:16 PM	#23
Ol' Couch Ass Socialphobic Location: The Filthy South Posts: 11,298	I've only ever missed connector flights due to airline scheduling/snafus. I usually don't mind because I can often talk the airline out of $300-$400 in flight vouchers for "cutting into my vacation" or causing me to "miss an important meeting."

08-16-2007, 04:46 PM	#24
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,816	hi speed rail would help with my fear of flying but it would take a while to get across the country, as i doubt there would be one that went into roanoke.

08-16-2007, 05:09 PM	#27
sickbadthing Out fart the hottie! Location: I have super gonorrhoea Posts: 24,323	Noyen and I missed a flight because we were going to Berkeley on BART instead of Oakland.

08-16-2007, 05:13 PM	#29
Nate the Grate Minion of Satan Posts: 6,212	I'm flying alone for the first time next week. Logan to Dulles to Copenhagen!

08-16-2007, 05:29 PM	#30
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,816	haha I was scared the first time I flew alone are you scared?