Originally Posted by
jrl767
absolutely no argument here
not everyone is as travel-savvy as most of the FT community, and not everyone wants (or knows) to take a little extra time before booking -- and again before actually traveling -- to think through a couple scenarios and recovery plans for when a simple (or at least a well-choreographed) trip might go elliptical
One of the safest way that I always advice my friends, is to book the flight vie only one airline. Even if the connecting flight has to be vie a different airline.
Once you do that the ticket that's issued by the airline, is deemed as being a possible to use ticket. Meaning reasonable transit time have been accounted for. So unless you spend too much time in the duty-free, bar, spa, etc. the airline will make the necessary arrangements if you miss your flight.
Once I missed my flight due to the extremely long security check at DXB, and arrived at the gate 15 mins late (this was even after I told the security that my name was the one being PAed all over the airport).
The next available flight was the following day, so the airline which I booked with arrange for accommodation, Visa, meals and transport just so I don't need to camp at the airport.
Btw the follow on flight was with a different carrier, but flight arrangement was made through only one airline's agent.