When I lived in So.
CA I once had two trips (one to
BOS and one to
MSP) get backed up to one another because of circumstances beyond my control. The cost of reticketing was prohibitive, so I decided to fly back to
LAX from
BOS (via
ORD), have dinner with parents, switch bags, fly to
MSP on red-eye.
Bad idea.
Mechanical problems AND weather in
ORD made my
BOS-
ORD >4 hrs. late, missed my connection to
LAX, took last flight of the evening to
LAX (also really late), missed my flight to
MSP, and had to take 2am flight to
MEM and connect to
MSP.
Summary:
BOS-
ORD-
LAX-
MEM-
MSP
My eyes were certainly red!
Oh and by the way, layover in
LAX was <10min. Mom met me at 1:50am in
T4 (
AA), said hi, ran to curb where friend with car drove us at 300 mph to
T2, where the
NW counter agent said RUN! And they were holding the plane.
Turns out
AA would have honored the
NW ticket to
MSP and put me on a
ORD-
MSP flight. But I didn't have my ticket. doh! And I was young and afraid of hanging out in
MSP o/n by myself.
Anyone else would have found a slightly more sane itinerary, I'm sure.