31.  Ditching their connecting flight, the Waves opted to rent vans and drive six hours to Mobile, Ala.

32.  Even though some airlines permit it, a child should not be scheduled onto the last connecting flight at night.

33.  Fares for passengers on connecting flights through the airport will not be affected.

34.  Even though the late arrival in Detroit was caused by Northwest, the airline did little to accommodate those who had missed connecting flights.

35.  For a few moments Monday, Megan Quann was like any other airline traveler, reading a book while she waited alone for a connecting flight in San Francisco.

36.  For many travelers, particularly those waiting for connecting flights, the stores are just the ticket.

37.  Freshman JaRon Rush was so shaken, he refused to get on the connecting flight to Louisville.

38.  Geraldine Johnson of Atlanta had enough time to smoke several cigarettes Tuesday before passing through security to catch a connecting flight to Paris.

39.  He describes how he learned of the assassination of John F. Kennedy while he was waiting to make a connecting flight in Dallas of all places.

40.  He returned to Perm in economy class on a regular commercial airliner after making a connecting flight in Moscow.