We were way overdue for a summer mass youth trip frustration thread. Just when I thought we were going to skip this year. Apparently I was too optimistic.
Too tight a connection for a 40-person inexperienced traveler youth group international trip; even if it is bookable. No slack even for a short hiccup. Hopefully a good life lesson learned to not assume strangers will execute perfectly. Which was needed for this to work. Which they didn't. Even before the group got to the connecting airport. Even without getting into the "should they, or can they, hold the plane" argument. Which my captain friend tells me again is way harder than we think.
Not going to your international-flight takeoff point the night before a time-sensitive flight is questionable. Even if it is supposed to work; and normally even does.
Last edited by jayer; Aug 20, 2018 at 11:56 am