Man, imagine if you get on an earlier flight and just go round and round on the turnstile for hours until your flight is met.
When I was with an organization that helped families in situtations like this, I had to get a passport for somebody who died in south america to get them back here for the services. Total night mare because of the expired passport and all that. Local congressman's office cut through the red tape for us.
Never would have thought of the passport issue. Don't want to be behind them in the line at the airport.