Originally Posted by
Ghpst
We're booked with AA to fly ORD-MIA-GIG next month. I have now received an email from AA telling me that the ORD-MIA has been rescheduled to arrive in MIA at 2235 with my connecting MIA-GIG flight leaving at 2320.
We're booked in first and have seats 1A and B from ORD to MIA so that should help a bit. However, I'm worried that the connection is a bit too tight. It is definitely below the recommended minimum connection time according to the MIA airport website. However, when contacting AA, I was told not to worry and that this is fine!
So, should I call them again and ask them to change my ticket or just not bother?!!
Thanks
A quick check shows that there are 2 flights that leave ORD 4 hours and 20 minutes and 1 hour earlier, respectively.
Personally, I tend to build in long lead times of 3 hours or more when connecting domestic to international and 45 minutes would make me crazy. Most of the time I/we end up waiting in the AC, but once or twice a year it removes a lot of stress from the beginning of the trip.
I don't know what your AA status is, if any, but I would call and politely state/request a change to an earlier flight due to schedule change. Some here will say that there are many threads about this, AA will help, AA might help, AA won't help, YMMV (your mileage may vary), blah, blah, blah, etc..
If you can't get what you want, say thank you, hang up, wait 5 minutes and try again. Keep trying until you get what you need to feel better.
Good luck and remember: If you don't ask, the answer is always no, and YMMV!