MDW - 45 minute for changing planes okay?
I am booked on the first flight of the day out of ISP to LAS, with a plane change in MDW with 45 minutes from scheduled arrival time to schedule departure time (arrive MDW 9:40; depart MDW 10:25).
When I first booked this flight, I noticed that the layover was short, but assumed if WN offered the flights as an available leg, it would be okay. The more I think about it, 45 minutes seems pretty tight, considering time to taxi to the gate, deplane, find the new gate, etc. I am planning to stay close to the front of the plane from ISP to MDW. Would anyone check luggage instead of carrying on (to save time) in such a situation?
I can usually avoid plane changes, but the first non-stop is early afternoon versus 8:20 a.m. I'd rather have the extra time in Las Vegas.
Any thoughts on this? Should I be concerned? There are a lot of flights from MDW to LAS throughout the day...would WN put us on the next flight (11:30 a.m.) if we miss the connection? TIA.