71.   Teen-agers can make connecting flights on their own, or an escort can be requested.

72.   That is, airlines will be able to bring passengers into hubs from more-remote cities, thus increasing the opportunities for connecting flights out of the hub.

73.   That meant four other West Palm Beach-bound passengers and I had missed our connecting flight in Atlanta.

74.   The big airlines would pay fees for connecting flights as if they were one flight.

75.   The carrier said the schedule would provide more options on connecting flights.

76.   The captain returns and asks about the list of connecting flights for passengers.

77.   The fares for passengers on connecting flights through the airport will not be affected.

78.   The frustrations of relying on the two daily commuter flights from the local airport to connecting flights in Pittsburgh began to grate on executives and the sales force.

79.   The new rule seeks to eliminate both possibilities, but the airlines are fearful that matching bags on the connecting flights would cause delays.

80.   The next morning, they almost missed their connecting flight at Logan Airport in Boston, making it with minutes to spare.