Originally Posted by
AZjohns
LOL… Yes
Was many years ago when I was young and dumb and decided to party all night and catch an 8:00am flight out of PHX. I got to the gate and had my BP in my hand and decided to sit down with the other 100 or so folks on my flight and just wait a half hour until we boarded. Next thing I knew I opened my eyes and was the only sole at the gate, but I still had my BP in my hand (lol).
Yes, an embarrassing event followed as I had to go back to the front check in and explain how I slept 5 hours at the gate…
One of my regular flight patterns is taking UA 198 (SFO-IAD red eye), getting to IAD at about 6 am and catching an 8:30 am connection. I'm terrified of sleeping through boarding, and always set my cell phone alarm to about 10 minutes before boarding time. I've never actually needed it, as I am usually too weird after red-eyes to fall asleep for more than a few minutes, but it gives me a bit of peace of mind.