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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 6:37 am
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Originally Posted by spudley007
I take the 33 minute connection and just monitor the status. If it gets delayed at all, the Delta app will allow you to change to a better connection that will work. MSP is usually a favorable place to make a connection.
all well and good until the delay is a 10-min hold before landing, or a ridiculously long taxi in to the gate ... then, as OP says so eloquently (rearranged for effect),
Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
... she misses connection in msp ... What happens if the rj is booked full? Presumably she's on next flight after that which gets her in evening. Sucks.
obviously she could stand by for the RJ flight, but still not a great way to start the trip


Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
... Normally United flight would be through Ord, but in this case it's through den w/ 56min layover.mainline to mianline ...
if OP's objective is to route her friend LAX-GRR with the least amount of potential disruption (i.e., airline-agnostic), I'd say this is probably the best bet
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