Jul 2, 2013, 5:59 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Due to the length of concourse B, a connection under an hour when the arriving or departing flight is a UA mainline aircraft, is not advised. If you arrive on the far west end and depart on the far east end, then allowing for the time it takes deboard the plane, and the 20 minute cut off when UA starts to cancel seat assignments, you are unlikely to make your connection. Of course sitting in the front of the arriving plane helps as does having no green tagged bags.
However, if both aircraft are United Express, then a 45 minute connection is acceptable because all United Express flights arrive and depart on the east end of concourse B. Due to construction some United Express flights are utilizing concourse A which requires a transfer via train.
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Everything You Wanted to Know Flying UA at Denver Intl (DEN)
Security (TSA Pre):
• North Security 4am-7:45pm
• South Security 4am-7:45pm, but checkpoint is 24/7, PreCheck pax receive expedited screening through standard lanes when full PreCheck is closed via laminated card.
• A Bridge does NOT have PreCheck but hours are 4:30am-5:45pm
Security (Non-TSA Pre):
• Terminal North TSA checkpoint - 4am-7:45pm
• Terminal South TSA checkpoint – 24/7
• A Bridge TSA checkpoint - 4:30am-5:45pm
Places to Eat on Concourse B (FT Favorites)
• Coffee: Caribou Coffee (Mezzanine level in center of concourse), Starbucks (B83 in the RJ Gates)
• Fast Food: Modmarket (Main level in center of concourse by McDonalds, NE corner), Steve's Snappin' Dogs (B24), ShakeShack on Mezzanine Center Core
• Breakfast: Pour La France (Main level in center of concourse, NW corner), Snooze an A.M. Eatery and Voodoo Donuts, on Mezzanine Center Core.
• Lunch/Dinner: Elways (Main level in center of concourse, SW corner), Etai's Bakery Café (B22), Que Bueno! Mexican Grille (B52), Aviators (Mezzanine level in center of concourse)
• Drinks: New Belgium Hub (B80 in the RJ Gates), CRÚ Food and Wine Bar (B51)
Gate Configurations:
A14-A16, A18-A20, A23-A24, A26, A28-A30, B7-B29 & B31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and 41 - B60-B79 Narrow body gates
A17, A21, A25, A27, A31, B30, B32, B34, B36, B38, and B42: Wide body gates
B49-B95: RJ gates with the larger RJs consolidated in the B49-B59 range
"Suggested" Connection Times (Domestic to Domestic/International)
• 1hr to 1hr 30min (assuming a walk from B15 down to B90)
• Standard D/D MCT (UA-UA) is 30 minutes and 50 minutes for another carrier
"Suggested" Connection Times (International to Domestic, non-Pre Clear)
• 1hr 30 min to 2hrs (depending on use of GE/no-GE and security lines)
• Standard I/D MCT is 70 minutes and longer
United Club Locations (Two Clubs)
• B32 (West Club): 4:30am to 9:30pm daily
• B44 (East Club): CLOSED for Remodeling
• B59 (East Pop-Up Club): 7:00am to 9:30pm daily
• B60 (Club Fly): 7:00am to 9:00pm daily - grab and go plus freshly made coffee beverages
Terminal map: April 2019
Note from December 25, 2022:
STRONGLY encourage you to use the United app for the most current maps of the DEN gates. New gates in A-West, B-West and B-East are not accurately depicted in the graphic below. Will monitor for updated maps and publish as soon as possible.
MCT Sept 2023 (Expert Flyer)
Minimum Connect Times
However, if both aircraft are United Express, then a 45 minute connection is acceptable because all United Express flights arrive and depart on the east end of concourse B. Due to construction some United Express flights are utilizing concourse A which requires a transfer via train.
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CONTENT ADDED NOV 25, 2015
Everything You Wanted to Know Flying UA at Denver Intl (DEN)
Security (TSA Pre):
• North Security 4am-7:45pm
• South Security 4am-7:45pm, but checkpoint is 24/7, PreCheck pax receive expedited screening through standard lanes when full PreCheck is closed via laminated card.
• A Bridge does NOT have PreCheck but hours are 4:30am-5:45pm
Security (Non-TSA Pre):
• Terminal North TSA checkpoint - 4am-7:45pm
• Terminal South TSA checkpoint – 24/7
• A Bridge TSA checkpoint - 4:30am-5:45pm
Places to Eat on Concourse B (FT Favorites)
• Coffee: Caribou Coffee (Mezzanine level in center of concourse), Starbucks (B83 in the RJ Gates)
• Fast Food: Modmarket (Main level in center of concourse by McDonalds, NE corner), Steve's Snappin' Dogs (B24), ShakeShack on Mezzanine Center Core
• Breakfast: Pour La France (Main level in center of concourse, NW corner), Snooze an A.M. Eatery and Voodoo Donuts, on Mezzanine Center Core.
• Lunch/Dinner: Elways (Main level in center of concourse, SW corner), Etai's Bakery Café (B22), Que Bueno! Mexican Grille (B52), Aviators (Mezzanine level in center of concourse)
• Drinks: New Belgium Hub (B80 in the RJ Gates), CRÚ Food and Wine Bar (B51)
Gate Configurations:
A14-A16, A18-A20, A23-A24, A26, A28-A30, B7-B29 & B31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and 41 - B60-B79 Narrow body gates
A17, A21, A25, A27, A31, B30, B32, B34, B36, B38, and B42: Wide body gates
B49-B95: RJ gates with the larger RJs consolidated in the B49-B59 range
"Suggested" Connection Times (Domestic to Domestic/International)
• 1hr to 1hr 30min (assuming a walk from B15 down to B90)
• Standard D/D MCT (UA-UA) is 30 minutes and 50 minutes for another carrier
"Suggested" Connection Times (International to Domestic, non-Pre Clear)
• 1hr 30 min to 2hrs (depending on use of GE/no-GE and security lines)
• Standard I/D MCT is 70 minutes and longer
United Club Locations (Two Clubs)
• B32 (West Club): 4:30am to 9:30pm daily
• B44 (East Club): CLOSED for Remodeling
• B59 (East Pop-Up Club): 7:00am to 9:30pm daily
• B60 (Club Fly): 7:00am to 9:00pm daily - grab and go plus freshly made coffee beverages
Terminal map: April 2019
Note from December 25, 2022:
STRONGLY encourage you to use the United app for the most current maps of the DEN gates. New gates in A-West, B-West and B-East are not accurately depicted in the graphic below. Will monitor for updated maps and publish as soon as possible.
MCT Sept 2023 (Expert Flyer)
Minimum Connect Times
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Consolidated DEN connection time/logistics-Domestic & International
Oct 27, 2015, 12:02 pm
#136
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: UA MP, HHonors
Posts: 15
My own preference is to fly east->DEN->west coast over connecting in ORD (or IAH). My last several flights have had 35-45 min connecting times in DEN. Have not missed a connection so far. One flight flew through bad weather coming into DEN, but we were not significantly delayed. YMMV.
Oct 27, 2015, 12:35 pm
#137
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: UA 2.6 MM, 1K, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 115
SMF -> DEN
DEN -> STL
We arrived 8 minute late. I had to wait for my carry-on to be delivered to the jet bridge. I then sprinted from gate B27 to gate B84. It probably took me 6-8 minutes. I arrived on time, being almost the last time to board (10' prior to departure)
Another passenger who was with me from SMF and going to STL also made it without sprinting. I had told the agent at the STL gate that she was coming which might have helped.
So, 35' will be enough depending on the actual time of the layover (when you get off the plane and are in the terminal) and where the other gate is located (which you can't know until the day of travel).
Best of luck.
Oct 27, 2015, 12:36 pm
#138
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: BWI<MCI< PHL<DEN<SCL<EZE<CHO<PHL<ABE
Programs: UA Silver / FA
Posts: 939
Tight connections are fine in DEN. It's not like ORD or IAD, etc. where some flights are in a different concourse or a long walk. Everything UA is in B, and you can get from one end to the other pretty quickly.
But with any tight connection, I always monitor all segments and all options from the day before. Even if I'm not SDC'ing I take a look at what my options are. Is there an earlier IND-DEN flight? Is the DEN-SFO the last flight there that night? Know your itinerary and all the options and you've got it covered.
Good luck.
But with any tight connection, I always monitor all segments and all options from the day before. Even if I'm not SDC'ing I take a look at what my options are. Is there an earlier IND-DEN flight? Is the DEN-SFO the last flight there that night? Know your itinerary and all the options and you've got it covered.
Good luck.
Oct 27, 2015, 12:51 pm
#139
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat
Posts: 151
I often have tight connections in DEN & find it generally do-able, even though it seems I'm always arriving at gate 86 and departing from gate 16. As noted above, United seems to schedule some fluff in their DEN arrival times.
One bit of advice - avoid gate checking your bag if you can - the DEN bag handlers are ridiculously slow getting bags off the plane & onto the ramp.
One bit of advice - avoid gate checking your bag if you can - the DEN bag handlers are ridiculously slow getting bags off the plane & onto the ramp.
Oct 27, 2015, 1:15 pm
#140
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,158
35 mins is cutting it very close. It all depends on how quickly you can deplane and where your arrival gate is. If you're going UX-UA mainline and have to wait for gate check bags or going from the UX dungeon gates (B80 and higher) to B18 then I'd only give you 50/50 odds.
One thing to note is that hub-to-hub flights usually depart from gates closest to the center of the B concourse and near the United Club entrances- gates B32-40ish. UX almost exclusively uses the higher number B gates B48-92.
Lot's of discussion here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ional-den.html
One thing to note is that hub-to-hub flights usually depart from gates closest to the center of the B concourse and near the United Club entrances- gates B32-40ish. UX almost exclusively uses the higher number B gates B48-92.
Lot's of discussion here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ional-den.html
Last edited by mrswirl; Oct 27, 2015 at 1:21 pm
Oct 27, 2015, 2:06 pm
#141
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Denver
Posts: 451
Should be alright. All IND-DEN flights currently are mainline, so it'll come in somewhere between 15-47 and leave from one of those gates as well. You wont have to wait for a gate check bag either. Assuming its pretty close to on time, there shouldn't be any issues making that connection.
Oct 27, 2015, 2:11 pm
#142
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: CO
Programs: UA OG-1K, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,360
If it's a mainline IND-DEN, you have a chance. A high gate (80+) RJ flight and a DEN-SFO by the low gate UC will be an issue- especially since RJs flights get pushed a lot and the bags can take 10-15 to arrive if you gate checked them.
Nov 25, 2015, 10:11 am
#143
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA 1K | Marriott Ambassador (LT Plat) | National Exec Elite | Global Entry | HH Silver
Posts: 419
Everything You Wanted to Know Flying UA at Denver Intl (DEN)
With the busy holiday travel season upon us it seemed appropriate to post something giving back to the larger community flying through Denver. Happy Holidays everyone!
Everything You Wanted to Know Flying UA at Denver Intl (DEN)
Security (Non-TSA Pre):
• Terminal North TSA checkpoint - 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Terminal South TSA checkpoint – 24/7
• A Bridge TSA checkpoint - 4:30 a.m. to 6 p.m
Security (TSA Pre):
• Observed Hours are different than normal hours for A Bridge: 7:30am
• All other locations are the same
Places to Eat on Concourse B (FT Favorites)
• Coffee: Caribou Coffee (Mezzanine level in center of concourse), Starbucks (B83 in the RJ Gates)
• Fast Food: Modmarket (Main level in center of concourse by McDonalds, NE corner), Steve's Snappin' Dogs (B24)
• Breakfast: Pour La France (Main level in center of concourse, NW corner)
• Lunch/Dinner: Elways (Main level in center of concourse, SW corner), Etai's Bakery Café (B22), Que Bueno! Mexican Grille (B52)
• Drinks: New Belgium Hub (B80 in the RJ Gates), CRÚ Food and Wine Bar (B51)
Gate Configurations:
B15 – B29 & B31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and 41 - 48: Narrow body gates
B30, 32, 34, 36, 38, and 42: Wide body gates
B49-B95: RJ gates with the larger RJs consolidated in the B49-B60 range
Connection Times (Domestic to Domestic/International)
• 1hr to 1hr 30min (assuming a walk from B15 down to B90)
Connection Times (International to Domestic, non-Pre Clear)
• 1hr 30 min to 2hrs (depending on use of GE/no-GE and security lines)
United Club Locations (Two Clubs)
• B32 (West Club): 5:00am to 9:00pm daily
• B44 (East Club): 6:30pm to 11:30pm daily – This club has not been renovated yet and is rather worn
I reside in Denver and don't eat at a lot of the restaurants in the airport nor make a lot of connections at DIA
so feel free to tag on updates.
Note to Mods: Maybe make this a wiki and see if others will start something similar for the other UA hubs?
Everything You Wanted to Know Flying UA at Denver Intl (DEN)
Security (Non-TSA Pre):
• Terminal North TSA checkpoint - 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Terminal South TSA checkpoint – 24/7
• A Bridge TSA checkpoint - 4:30 a.m. to 6 p.m
Security (TSA Pre):
• Observed Hours are different than normal hours for A Bridge: 7:30am
• All other locations are the same
Places to Eat on Concourse B (FT Favorites)
• Coffee: Caribou Coffee (Mezzanine level in center of concourse), Starbucks (B83 in the RJ Gates)
• Fast Food: Modmarket (Main level in center of concourse by McDonalds, NE corner), Steve's Snappin' Dogs (B24)
• Breakfast: Pour La France (Main level in center of concourse, NW corner)
• Lunch/Dinner: Elways (Main level in center of concourse, SW corner), Etai's Bakery Café (B22), Que Bueno! Mexican Grille (B52)
• Drinks: New Belgium Hub (B80 in the RJ Gates), CRÚ Food and Wine Bar (B51)
Gate Configurations:
B15 – B29 & B31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and 41 - 48: Narrow body gates
B30, 32, 34, 36, 38, and 42: Wide body gates
B49-B95: RJ gates with the larger RJs consolidated in the B49-B60 range
Connection Times (Domestic to Domestic/International)
• 1hr to 1hr 30min (assuming a walk from B15 down to B90)
Connection Times (International to Domestic, non-Pre Clear)
• 1hr 30 min to 2hrs (depending on use of GE/no-GE and security lines)
United Club Locations (Two Clubs)
• B32 (West Club): 5:00am to 9:00pm daily
• B44 (East Club): 6:30pm to 11:30pm daily – This club has not been renovated yet and is rather worn
I reside in Denver and don't eat at a lot of the restaurants in the airport nor make a lot of connections at DIA
so feel free to tag on updates.Note to Mods: Maybe make this a wiki and see if others will start something similar for the other UA hubs?
Nov 25, 2015, 10:29 am
#144
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Maybe no time to visit a lounge, but making the connection should be fine.
Nov 25, 2015, 10:43 am
#145
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With the busy holiday travel season upon us it seemed appropriate to post something giving back to the larger community flying through Denver. Happy Holidays everyone!
Everything You Wanted to Know Flying UA at Denver Intl (DEN)
Security (Non-TSA Pre):
• Terminal North TSA checkpoint - 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Terminal South TSA checkpoint – 24/7
• A Bridge TSA checkpoint - 4:30 a.m. to 6 p.m
Security (TSA Pre):
• Observed Hours are different than normal hours for A Bridge: 7:30am
• All other locations are the same
Places to Eat on Concourse B (FT Favorites)
• Coffee: Caribou Coffee (Mezzanine level in center of concourse), Starbucks (B83 in the RJ Gates)
• Fast Food: Modmarket (Main level in center of concourse by McDonalds, NE corner), Steve's Snappin' Dogs (B24)
• Breakfast: Pour La France (Main level in center of concourse, NW corner)
• Lunch/Dinner: Elways (Main level in center of concourse, SW corner), Etai's Bakery Café (B22), Que Bueno! Mexican Grille (B52)
• Drinks: New Belgium Hub (B80 in the RJ Gates), CRÚ Food and Wine Bar (B51)
Gate Configurations:
B15 – B29 & B31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and 41 - 48: Narrow body gates
B30, 32, 34, 36, 38, and 42: Wide body gates
B49-B95: RJ gates with the larger RJs consolidated in the B49-B60 range
Connection Times (Domestic to Domestic/International)
• 1hr to 1hr 30min (assuming a walk from B15 down to B90)
Connection Times (International to Domestic, non-Pre Clear)
• 1hr 30 min to 2hrs (depending on use of GE/no-GE and security lines)
United Club Locations (Two Clubs)
• B32 (West Club): 5:00am to 9:00pm daily
• B44 (East Club): 6:30pm to 11:30pm daily – This club has not been renovated yet and is rather worn
I reside in Denver and don't eat at a lot of the restaurants in the airport nor make a lot of connections at DIA so feel free to tag on updates.
Note to Mods: Maybe make this a wiki and see if others will start something similar for the other UA hubs?
Everything You Wanted to Know Flying UA at Denver Intl (DEN)
Security (Non-TSA Pre):
• Terminal North TSA checkpoint - 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Terminal South TSA checkpoint – 24/7
• A Bridge TSA checkpoint - 4:30 a.m. to 6 p.m
Security (TSA Pre):
• Observed Hours are different than normal hours for A Bridge: 7:30am
• All other locations are the same
Places to Eat on Concourse B (FT Favorites)
• Coffee: Caribou Coffee (Mezzanine level in center of concourse), Starbucks (B83 in the RJ Gates)
• Fast Food: Modmarket (Main level in center of concourse by McDonalds, NE corner), Steve's Snappin' Dogs (B24)
• Breakfast: Pour La France (Main level in center of concourse, NW corner)
• Lunch/Dinner: Elways (Main level in center of concourse, SW corner), Etai's Bakery Café (B22), Que Bueno! Mexican Grille (B52)
• Drinks: New Belgium Hub (B80 in the RJ Gates), CRÚ Food and Wine Bar (B51)
Gate Configurations:
B15 – B29 & B31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and 41 - 48: Narrow body gates
B30, 32, 34, 36, 38, and 42: Wide body gates
B49-B95: RJ gates with the larger RJs consolidated in the B49-B60 range
Connection Times (Domestic to Domestic/International)
• 1hr to 1hr 30min (assuming a walk from B15 down to B90)
Connection Times (International to Domestic, non-Pre Clear)
• 1hr 30 min to 2hrs (depending on use of GE/no-GE and security lines)
United Club Locations (Two Clubs)
• B32 (West Club): 5:00am to 9:00pm daily
• B44 (East Club): 6:30pm to 11:30pm daily – This club has not been renovated yet and is rather worn
I reside in Denver and don't eat at a lot of the restaurants in the airport nor make a lot of connections at DIA
so feel free to tag on updates.Note to Mods: Maybe make this a wiki and see if others will start something similar for the other UA hubs?
goalie
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Dec 11, 2015, 5:00 pm
#146
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 9
30M layover in Denver?
Hello there! I'm not sure if I'm posting in the correct thread, so forgive me if this is out of place.
So I booked my tickets from Madison to San Francisco through CheapoAir. Apparently there's been a change in my flight and my return trip back to Madison will involve a 30 minute layover at Denver. Is this doable? How far apart are the gates for United at Denver? If I miss my flight then will United place me on another one or will I have to pay for a separate flight?
Thanks!
So I booked my tickets from Madison to San Francisco through CheapoAir. Apparently there's been a change in my flight and my return trip back to Madison will involve a 30 minute layover at Denver. Is this doable? How far apart are the gates for United at Denver? If I miss my flight then will United place me on another one or will I have to pay for a separate flight?
Thanks!
Dec 11, 2015, 5:11 pm
#147
Join Date: Feb 2008
Programs: UA Silver, HH Gold
Posts: 43
Gates in DEN can be somewhat far apart (the United terminal is a big long corridor that can take 5-10 minutes to traverse if your gates are spaced away from one another).
More importantly, 30 minutes is a risky proposition in any airport - remember you have to de-plane and then get to your new gate 15 minutes prior to departure time, so you really only have a 15 minute cushion.
If this was a schedule change, I would call United and ask if there are better options - if they changed the time of one of your flights by any appreciable amount, they should be willing to rebook you with a better connection.
If you stick with this and you miss your flight back to Madison, United will get you on another flight eventually; you won't have to pay for another flight (this assumes your original ticket is all on United and not separate tickets - I have no idea how cheapoair tickets work, so look and see if this is all on one United ticket).
More importantly, 30 minutes is a risky proposition in any airport - remember you have to de-plane and then get to your new gate 15 minutes prior to departure time, so you really only have a 15 minute cushion.
If this was a schedule change, I would call United and ask if there are better options - if they changed the time of one of your flights by any appreciable amount, they should be willing to rebook you with a better connection.
If you stick with this and you miss your flight back to Madison, United will get you on another flight eventually; you won't have to pay for another flight (this assumes your original ticket is all on United and not separate tickets - I have no idea how cheapoair tickets work, so look and see if this is all on one United ticket).
Dec 11, 2015, 5:17 pm
#148
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: CO
Programs: UA OG-1K, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC
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Was on a late arriving flight today and the guy next to me and I struck up a conversation on connection times. We both agreed with United the way it is now, the only real connection time is about two hours. Anything less than that is an absolute crap shoot.
I think that will be a mainline to mainline flight, but that still doesn't mean that they will be close together.
United might not have a lot of options to Madison, but they should be able to get you out of San Francisco to either Denver or Chicago and get you to Madison better than a 30 minute connection wil.
I think that will be a mainline to mainline flight, but that still doesn't mean that they will be close together.
United might not have a lot of options to Madison, but they should be able to get you out of San Francisco to either Denver or Chicago and get you to Madison better than a 30 minute connection wil.
Dec 11, 2015, 5:29 pm
#149
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 9
Thanks so much for the reply.
I just made a call to CheapoAir but I have a sneaking suspicion that they outsource they calls.
Anyway, they said that it would be the airlines responsibility to put me on a connecting flight. I'm not sure what you mean by saying that both flights are on one ticket, but if you're referring to my flight from SF to Denver, Denver to Madison, then yes this was booked as one 'package' form United Airlines.
I just made a call to CheapoAir but I have a sneaking suspicion that they outsource they calls.
Anyway, they said that it would be the airlines responsibility to put me on a connecting flight. I'm not sure what you mean by saying that both flights are on one ticket, but if you're referring to my flight from SF to Denver, Denver to Madison, then yes this was booked as one 'package' form United Airlines.
Dec 11, 2015, 5:33 pm
#150
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 9
Was on a late arriving flight today and the guy next to me and I struck up a conversation on connection times. We both agreed with United the way it is now, the only real connection time is about two hours. Anything less than that is an absolute crap shoot.
I think that will be a mainline to mainline flight, but that still doesn't mean that they will be close together.
United might not have a lot of options to Madison, but they should be able to get you out of San Francisco to either Denver or Chicago and get you to Madison better than a 30 minute connection wil.
I think that will be a mainline to mainline flight, but that still doesn't mean that they will be close together.
United might not have a lot of options to Madison, but they should be able to get you out of San Francisco to either Denver or Chicago and get you to Madison better than a 30 minute connection wil.
I really don't mind being put on a later flight. I'll only be having one small carry-on, so luggage isn't much of an issue. I just really don't want to have to fork out money if I miss my flight.