Originally Posted by
Stripe
Another scenario is one that I occasionally find myself in. I'm returning home and my inbound to IAH gets in early, so by hoofing it I can get to the gate for an about-to-depart IAH-AUS -- they run pretty frequently -- instead of waiting for my later confirmed connection. Anyone have any recent experience with something like this?
Does getting in early count as "irregular operations"?
I've done this on numerous occasions on CO on IAH-AUS, or UA on ORD-EWR on longer-haul connections, just going up to the gate and asking and, almost always, accommodated no problem. If F is available, even the upgrade comes through but if not, hey I'm getting there earlier. Once in a while, flight is full or too busy to take me on, so I don't rant and rave or insist, but if they're not busy, they're usually more than happy to accommodate.