Fly often enough and chances are you're going to miss your flight one day. If you're at the airport, checked in and passed through security and still miss your flight, that's more serious. 123RF If it's your own fault you missed the flight, don't expect airlines to be sympathetic. Some maintain that US airlines have a "flat tyre" get-out-of-jail card for passengers who miss their flight. Show up at the check-in desk after your flight has closed, tell them your ride got a flat tyre en route to the airport and provided you're there within a reasonable time after flight departure, the airline will re-book you on a later flight.

Source: Stuff June 06, 2019 00:22 UTC