Originally Posted by
wharvey
And certainly make sure that the B flight does not arrive two gates from the C flight....
Not only that, if flight A-B arrives earlier than scheduled (especially possible on long-haul), and/or B-C is delayed (not for you, but by weather, MX) , that "close but not enough" gap of 1 hour 44 min could easily become 2.5+ hours. Much harder to explain...
Originally Posted by
etch5895
Assuming the airline could see what time your 1st flight arrived and that you had plenty of time, I'd be surprised if they reaccomodated you for free. ...
I don't know the inner workings of airlines but I agree. The only acceptable excuse I can even imagine would be a physical limitation on how fast you can walk, but even then the airline would claim that you should have asked for wheelchair assistance and/or allowed a longer layover. (And I would never encourage anyone to fake a disability to get away with this.)
I'm adding my vote to UnitedFlyGuy's: this is a dumb idea.