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Dec 15, 2017 | 7:27 pm

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Originally Posted by NYCommuter

I booked a 40-minute connection through DCA (C concourse, from gate 43 to gate 35x) for Saturday afternoon. Now the second flight is scheduled to leave 10 minutes before its scheduled time, as per the AA app, making this a 30-minute connection.

Both flights seem pretty empty. Surely AA wouldn't have the second flight leave 10 minutes early if I'd miss it, would it?

Should I go ahead and get a back-up plan in place, assuming that I'll miss the second flight due to the early departure?

Thanks.

My condolences that you have to fly from 35X.

That said, it's less than a 5 min walk from 43 to 35X. If you miss your second flight, it would have to be because your first was delayed (by more than 10 min). If you were ok w/ the 40-minute connection, I'd be equally ok w/ the 30-minute connection.

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