Originally Posted by
klevin99
Your problem is that they close out intl flights a good 20 minutes before departure.
I see no way the math works. 35 minutes travel time. 5 minutes check in. 10 minutes security. 10 minutes to the gate, which has just closed.
Not quite true; it can work if the flight is late, which should be knowable several hours before nine. OP could monitor which flight to Europe is running latest and rebook that evening.