A misconnection is missing an onward flight because the previous one ran late; the legal consequences depend on whether both flights sit on one ticket.
A misconnection is missing an onward flight because the previous one ran late; the legal consequences depend on whether both flights sit on one ticket.
Also called: Missed connection.
How it works#
On a through ticket the airline owes re-routing to the final destination and care during the wait, and compensation may follow from the delay on arrival. On separate tickets none of those duties exist, because the second contract has no legal connection to the delay on the first.
Not to be confused with#
A misconnection is not the same as a cancellation: the onward flight operates, simply without the passenger who could not reach it.
In German#
The German term is Verpasster Anschluss. German version of this term
Related terms#
- Minimum connection time: Minimum connection time is the shortest connection a reservation system will sell at a given airport between two flights.
- Separate tickets: Separate tickets are two independent bookings covering one journey with a connection, where no airline is responsible for the transfer between them.
- Re-routing: Re-routing is the airline’s obligation after disruption to get the passenger to the booked final destination, if necessary by another route.
Articles that use this term#
TopicEvery article and term onRights and disruption.