Missed flight?

Question

have you ever missed your flight?why? i want to hear peoples story

Answer 1

I have never missed a flight, but I work in the hospitality industry and have seen many people miss their flight..here are some of the reasons (not in any order).

1. Did not re-confirm their flight ahead of time and the flight time had changed and left early.

2. Did not get to the early enough to pass through ag inspection, security, immigration, etc.

3. Delayed in traffic.

4. Checked out of the hotel on the wrong day.

5. Got on the wrong bus.

6. Got lost going to the airport.

7. Couldn't  find their keys to their rental car.

8. Got half way to the airport and went back to the hotel to get something they left behind.

9. Missed wake up call.

10. Didn't know what day it was.

11. Went to the wrong airport.

12. Could not find their airline tickets.

13. Locked their keys in the car.

14. Liked the place so much they decided to stay.

15. Road closed to airport.

...to name a few!

Answer 2

YES! Returning to Calgary from Athens Via Frankfurt and Toronto. Flight from Frankfurt arrived at one terminal in toronto, we were bussed to the other terminal (during construction 2003). Customs took 2 hours, then baggage claim. Our 747 from frankfurt, air canada from rome, and london were all on one carasel! Took hours there. Hundreds of people complained about broken items, ruined bags, etc. Missed connection to Calgary by hours, and flight to edmonton later.