What To Do If You Miss A Connecting Flight, In 7 Steps

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By Hannah Sampson

Flight delays can be a headache. But when there’s a connecting flight to catch, even an hour-long delay can mean the difference between getting to your destination or spending the night in an airport hotel midway through your journey.

I spent much of a flight from Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta earlier this year messaging my airline, texting my husband, imploring a flight attendant and searching for alternate options after a departure delay meant I would almost certainly miss my late-night connection — and my kids’ morning routines. Even though it is my job to know how to deal with travel snafus, my ultimate success came down to luck and an airport sprint.

Whether you’re thisclose to missing your connecting flight or landing well after the plane’s wheels are up, here’s a guide to managing troublesome connections.

Sally French, a travel expert at NerdWallet, remembers a flight when luck wasn’t on her side. She got off a delayed flight in Denver hoping to catch her next one to St. Louis.

“I sprinted off the plane and I literally saw the connecting flight pulling out of the gate,” she said. “And it was like me and 15 other passengers.”

Now she does “everything in my power to fly direct,” said French, including taking a 6 a.m. flight. “Because I do not want to deal with a layover.”

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