Comments on: Short of a bomb threat, what would you do to make a plane? http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CJ http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18270 CJ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:39:11 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18270 Don't be embarrassed. I have just cleared the security checkpoint and rand to my gate 10 spots away. Shoes, belt, bags in one hand. Holding my pants up in the other. Yes, I made it. But, they made me finish dressing first. Some things they will hold the door for. Don’t be embarrassed. I have just cleared the security checkpoint and rand to my gate 10 spots away. Shoes, belt, bags in one hand. Holding my pants up in the other. Yes, I made it. But, they made me finish dressing first. Some things they will hold the door for.

]]> By: Barb http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18252 Barb Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:26:36 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18252 Wearing shoes without ties can speed up the jaunt from security and the gate. Coupling that with online check-in with boarding passes and carry-on only luggage will help you make those close calls. We discovered that one fine day at PHL when all airport parking areas were full and we had to park at a satelite lot miles away. They were calling our names as I approached the gate, my husband with tie shoes not yet visible. But beware of clog style shoes-hard to walk fast or run in them. Make use of destination hotel internet + printer if possible for check-in and boarding passes. Failed to do that in Madrid and spent 1 1/2 hrs. in line and barely made our flight. Also discovered they had lost our prior seat choices. Wearing shoes without ties can speed up the jaunt from security and the gate. Coupling that with online check-in with boarding passes and carry-on only luggage will help you make those close calls. We discovered that one fine day at PHL when all airport parking areas were full and we had to park at a satelite lot miles away. They were calling our names as I approached the gate, my husband with tie shoes not yet visible. But beware of clog style shoes-hard to walk fast or run in them.
Make use of destination hotel internet + printer if possible for check-in and boarding passes. Failed to do that in Madrid and spent 1 1/2 hrs. in line and barely made our flight. Also discovered they had lost our prior seat choices.

]]> By: matt donnelly http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18244 matt donnelly Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:22:19 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18244 When I am really late I hire a wheel chair pusher who gets me to the head of the security check in line, then a quick push to the gate. Depending on how helpful the pusher was, helped with shoes, etc. I would tip $10-20 for the ride. I always made it on the plane especially if I waived frantically to the boarding gate wen they saw me coming. Last man on aboard seems to be my middle name. Matt. San Francisco When I am really late I hire a wheel chair pusher who gets me to the head of the security check in line, then a quick push to the gate. Depending on how helpful the pusher was, helped with shoes, etc. I would tip $10-20 for the ride. I always made it on the plane especially if I waived frantically to the boarding gate wen they saw me coming. Last man on aboard seems to be my middle name.
Matt. San Francisco

]]> By: Cyndi http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18145 Cyndi Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:24:35 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18145 I was attending a noon wedding in Austin, TX and an evening wedding in Ft. Worth, TX -- about 200 miles apart. Took a bus to Austin from Ft. Worth in the morning, attended the Austin wedding, greeted the bride and groom at the reception. A friend drove me to the airport and I was just getting out of the car in the drop-off zone when I hear "Last Call" for my flight. Thank goodness it was pre-9/11 -- I pulled an OJ Simpson (for those of you old enough to remember the old Hertz commercials) running through the airport to the gate in my dress and high heels! I was attending a noon wedding in Austin, TX and an evening wedding in Ft. Worth, TX — about 200 miles apart. Took a bus to Austin from Ft. Worth in the morning, attended the Austin wedding, greeted the bride and groom at the reception. A friend drove me to the airport and I was just getting out of the car in the drop-off zone when I hear “Last Call” for my flight. Thank goodness it was pre-9/11 — I pulled an OJ Simpson (for those of you old enough to remember the old Hertz commercials) running through the airport to the gate in my dress and high heels!

]]> By: Pushing the Limits - Air Travel | Top Trips http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18123 Pushing the Limits - Air Travel | Top Trips Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:37:06 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18123 [...] Pushing the Limits Joanne Poesch, 12/04/09 On more than one occasion, I've found myself sprinting to the gate to make a flight before the cabin door shut. Fortunately, I've made it every time without having to resort to any of these tactics other travelers have used to get on board! The question is, what do you do to increase your chances of making your flight when you are really running late? Read More [...] [...] Pushing the Limits Joanne Poesch, 12/04/09 On more than one occasion, I've found myself sprinting to the gate to make a flight before the cabin door shut. Fortunately, I've made it every time without having to resort to any of these tactics other travelers have used to get on board! The question is, what do you do to increase your chances of making your flight when you are really running late? Read More [...]

]]> By: What others have been saying about psa airlines « jaqchick http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18079 What others have been saying about psa airlines « jaqchick Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:23:15 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18079 [...] http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/Her boss was running late, and she called and e-mailed Miami International Airport claiming a bomb was onboard an American Airlines plane, hoping it would delay the plane enough for him to make it. Police searched the plane, which was delayed, … Former Governor Gray Davis tells a story of meeting his wife, then a flight attendant, when PSA held a flight for him from Sacramento when he was the Chief of Staff to Governor Jerry Brown. Apparently he behaved like a jerk, … [...] [...] http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/Her boss was running late, and she called and e-mailed Miami International Airport claiming a bomb was onboard an American Airlines plane, hoping it would delay the plane enough for him to make it. Police searched the plane, which was delayed, … Former Governor Gray Davis tells a story of meeting his wife, then a flight attendant, when PSA held a flight for him from Sacramento when he was the Chief of Staff to Governor Jerry Brown. Apparently he behaved like a jerk, … [...]

]]> By: Diane http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18077 Diane Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:14:18 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18077 In Minneapolis last Christmas Eve, the doors were closed to the plane but it was still at the jetway. After trying, with no success, to get an attendant at the next gate to call them to see about getting me on, I stood at the window in front of the pilots and kept waving my arms and making begging gestures for about ten minutes. Finally the gate attendant returned and commented about me wanting to get on the plane. He let me on but said it was only because they had a mechanical delay anyway. I don't know if the pilots could actually see me or if the first agent changed his mind and contacted them, but they opened the doors and I made the flight. I didn't mind looking like a fool. Maybe Santa Claus intervened. In Minneapolis last Christmas Eve, the doors were closed to the plane but it was still at the jetway. After trying, with no success, to get an attendant at the next gate to call them to see about getting me on, I stood at the window in front of the pilots and kept waving my arms and making begging gestures for about ten minutes. Finally the gate attendant returned and commented about me wanting to get on the plane. He let me on but said it was only because they had a mechanical delay anyway. I don’t know if the pilots could actually see me or if the first agent changed his mind and contacted them, but they opened the doors and I made the flight. I didn’t mind looking like a fool. Maybe Santa Claus intervened.

]]> By: dcta http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18074 dcta Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:57:50 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18074 So I had a client just leave his rental car at the curb in order to make his flight and then call me AFTER THE FACT (5 minutes later on his way to the gate) to ask me to call Hertz to come get the car!!! I left the keys in the ignition and told the sheriff! This was Miami prior to 9/11, but it really did not go well. I do not suggest this approach. So I had a client just leave his rental car at the curb in order to make his flight and then call me AFTER THE FACT (5 minutes later on his way to the gate) to ask me to call Hertz to come get the car!!! I left the keys in the ignition and told the sheriff! This was Miami prior to 9/11, but it really did not go well.

I do not suggest this approach.

]]> By: Wrona http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18073 Wrona Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:51:11 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18073 My brother and sister in law only had a 45 minute connection at JFK when coming back from Europe (they weren't the ones that booked that flight). As they stood in line for immigration they knew they had no chance of making it and mentioned it to the people in front of them who all let them go to the front of the line. My brother and sister in law only had a 45 minute connection at JFK when coming back from Europe (they weren’t the ones that booked that flight). As they stood in line for immigration they knew they had no chance of making it and mentioned it to the people in front of them who all let them go to the front of the line.

]]> By: MidMom8949 http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/short-of-a-bomb-threat-what-would-you-do-to-make-a-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-18072 MidMom8949 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:39:30 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=22560#comment-18072 As above--take a book, a deck of cards and anything else to amuse yourself. Relax. If you miss the flight, it's probably not going to end the world. As above–take a book, a deck of cards and anything else to amuse yourself. Relax. If you miss the flight, it’s probably not going to end the world.

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