Originally Posted by
fligher
I've often seen people in a mad scramble out of a plane to try and get a connection, but I've always assumed that was unnecessary. If my bag can make it to the new plane in time without feverish haste, then I can as well. Am I wrong?
Do boarding agents see that passengers are coming from a connection which is late? And since those pax haven't been rebooked, will the second flight wait a few minutes to allow them to make the transfer in reasonable time?
Transfer bags are loaded into separate containers and unloaded first. Gate agents see how many transit pax from which flights to expect. The OCC also issues instructions to the gate depending on the availability of flights. So if a party of 20 is coming in on the delayed LHR flight, they will wait for them.