Originally Posted by
uanj
I'm glad to hear you made it and really happy to hear the DEN team was looking out for you.
My near mis-connect at DEN late last year did not end well. Landed late but got to the gate just before the 15-minute cutoff. Based on the announcements of "absolutely final boarding" I doubt they were waiting. Of course my seat and meal were gone and I got middle bulkhead Y on the 772 HD with the tray built into the side, a bit tight but oh well. Flight arrived 45 minutes early into IAD but my luggage was on the next flight. Which was 2 hours late. IAD baggage office is not staffed after 1.30 am so they could not guarantee I would get my luggage before the next evening if I did not wait at the airport myself to pick it up. Would have been better if I had missed the flight myself.
Ouch. Ultimately no complaints if I make it safely wherever I'm headed, but that would have been rather irritating!
I was intrigued that the DEN GS team left me voicemails rather than text messages. Love the idea that they hoped I would answer my phone inflight (not that it rang, it was just the vm that popped up). That was the only form of communication attempted as far as I can tell.