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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]-Dont check luggage
-Let the FAs know about the tight connection, [b]they can radio the other plane and let them know to wait for you[/b][i][u] and possibly let you off first.

Flights generally start boarding 45m prior and close 20 mins prior. So really, you only have 25m. Make sure you wear your running shoes!! [/quote]

No, they definitely will not have the other plane wait for you.  How would you feel if your flight from DC to Newark was delayed because they were waiting for a couple who had a tight connection?  Not to mention the hit to on-time performance.

They probably won't even ask people to remain seated so you can get off first, but you can certainly mention it and ask if that's possible.

If everything goes perfectly, you should be fine.   But if there's a bump in the road you definitely don't have any wiggle room.[/quote]
I've had this happen for me, which is why I noted it. If they know a handful of people are running to the flight they can hold it a few minutes. I had a connection through hongkong that was slightly delayed getting there. We told the FAs and they made an announcement that several people had tight connections, please let them off first, they radioed the other plane to let them know we had landed and would be there shortly, and they had an airport liason meet us after we got off the plane and rushed us through security/tram. It was approx 15m of straight running but we made it. [/quote]
I’ve seen this happen too, but in other countries, not the US. American carriers will not hold the plane for passengers. [/quote]

United in fact has an entire system built for it. The most advanced of the US carriers in this area.

https://crankyflier.com/2019/06/20/a-more-detailed-look-at-uniteds-connectionsaver/

https://liveandletsfly.com/united-airlines-connectionsaver/

Not a guarantee, of course. But if you are 5 minutes late there are pretty good odds the system knows that and it will trigger a short hold for you

But yeah the C to A transfer is tough. They are probably going to have to build a train system behind security like DFW has at some point.[/quote]

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