Originally Posted by
Blumie
AA D-D MCT at CLT generally is 30 minutes (with some exceptions).
Why does boarding time matter? The only thing that matter is if the connection leaves before you do.
How significant was the change?
Boarding time matters in that with a 30 minute connection, there is approximately 0% chance of my carryon fitting because I would be one of the last to board.
The change was not that significant in terms of times - departure and arrival times changed by less than 30 minutes each; connection went from ~50 minutes to 30.