Originally Posted by
Mr. BoH
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.
I totally get that, but MCTs are not set with that in mind. I'm sure you know that.
Originally Posted by
Mr. BoH
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.
You MIGHT find a sympathetic agent to make a change for you.
I would be uncomfortable with a 30-minute connection at CLT, even though I'd make my connection most of the time. I flew MSY-CLT-LGA yesterday. When I booked it I had a 2+ hour connection time, until my MSY-CLT flight was delayed by 2 hours due to crew unavailability. That would have made my CLT connection 16 minutes, and AA decided to have me arrive at the farthest D gate and connect to the farthest B gate. Fortunately my CLT-LGA flight ended up being delayed by an hour, giving me plenty of time. (I even had time for a quick stop at the AC to see how bad the food there continues to be. The good news: they appear to have gotten rid of those disgusting eggplant sandwiches. What did they replace them with? Nothing!)