Originally Posted by
ALittleSurreal
I know I am gaining maybe 4? minutes by doing that, but after reading this thread, I discover that this is very obnoxious and rude.
IS IT very rude? Wouldn't people understand that others have very short connections to catch? Should I not worry about it?
Depends on how you view it. I think its very rude when short connections are made worse by this problem. I wouldn't worry about it. There are far worse deals when flying that people do. I do the exact same thing when flying. I only have one backpack, and thats what sparked the rant. I have one backpack which is a grab and go type deal, while most of the other people have to get their entire house out of the bins etc.
Also I'm assuming by CTL you meant CLT. CTL is in Australia [which would have a 90min MCT, not a 45] There are multiple MSY-CLT direct flights with USAir-Express