Holding flights whilst waiting for connecting bags
I had a tight connection at DFW today due to my inbound flight being late. From gate arrival of inbound flight to advertised departure of outbound flight was just over 20 minutes and I was connecting onto the last flight home that night.
I got on the plane 14 minutes prior to advertised departure (after a lot of running). Another couple of people got there a few minutes later.
The door was closed several minutes prior to the departure time but we pushed back 2 minutes late. I was looking out the window and saw the countdown display counting down the minutes then at departure time it said HOLD. A little later a pick-up truck arrived, the connecting bags were loaded, the display went to -2 and we left.
I've noticed flights being held for connecting passengers but had never noticed them being held for connecting bags before. Kudos to AA for this. Is it common at DFW?