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Old Oct 29, 2023 | 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by GGLwannabe

I've had the experience of running/fast-walking between far-flung gates at Doha with a connection time that has shrunk well below the minimum theoretically possible, only to arrive at the gate for my onward flight and find it nowhere near ready to board. Obviously this can't be guaranteed, but it does mean all may not be lost if you have a late arrival
Although (and I note you say it can't be guaranteed) we should note the recent experience of a poster who did this, only to find the system had already auto rebooked them and they'd lost their seat on the flight to DXB to standby passengers.
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