Cleobeach said:
Depending on the airline and aircraft, boarding will start 30 to 40 minutes prior to scheduled departure time so that turns a 8am departure to 7:20-7:30 boarding. I think flights close at 15 min prior to departure.
In theory, the first flight of the morning should be on time since it doesn't need to contend with any flights ahead of it, adding to the risk of missing the cut off.
I would also be concerned about the tsa and C&I staffing levels early in the morning. Will it be enough to handle the crush of the 100-200 people taking that first flight?
This just isn't the reality here. This is an international flight. American cuts off the ticket counter 1 1/2 hours before departure everyone else is 1 hour. Your bags have to be thru customs a minimum of an hour before departure. Two hours is the minimum to be here prior to a flight. American wants you there three hours before. They will give your seats to standby passengers if you don't hit those numbers.
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