Originally Posted by
Colin
if your flight number is a continuing leg (as shown under
Search By Flight #), then it is safe to arrive at the departure gate at about the time the inbound flight deplanes.
monitor the inbound flight status, not just your departing flight status.
Monitoring inbound flights is a good way to miss your flight. I was on the second leg of a continuing flight that got swapped. The inbound got stuck somewhere (I think SEA due to fog or smoke) and had a lengthy delay. They swapped the plane and dispatched us under a new flight number and sent us on our merry way while the inbound flight was still airborne with the original flight number.