Originally Posted by
jsloan
No, it is (and has been) 30 minutes without a terminal change or 35 minutes with a change of terminal.
Note this doesn’t make any sense — UA can declare you a no-show 30 minutes prior to an international flight — but they are the values they use. 60 minutes is the shortest I’d even consider booking, and I wouldn’t feel all that comfortable with it. (I also live in Austin, so if the flight looked to be in danger, I could hop on an earlier flight or drive).
I suspect that the first 10+ minutes of this time, you were actually waiting for the jet bridge to be attached and the door opened. And “blocking everyone’s way” to let people in front of them get off of the plane — a.k.a. ”waiting your turn” — is the accepted de-boarding procedure in the US. If a flight is delayed, the flight attendant will sometimes make a request for passengers who aren’t in a hurry to remain seated, but it never really helps.
I can't remember what is what but we were anxious to get off and when everyone had their bags and stuff ready this woman was blocking everyone's way to get out just to let people who weren't in a hurry to take their time to take their bags from the overhead lockers (they were still sitting down when people were trying to get off the plane - that's why I'm annoyed). The problem is that I don't know if UA will rebook us for free when we misconnect due to issues like this.