Maybe I’m not supposed to go to CES
A word to the wise. If you ever book a flight a long time in advance, make sure you verify the departure time before arriving at the airport.
My reservations for traveling to Las Vegas from Salt Lake City said the departure time with Delta Airlines was at 8:20 a.m. However, the original reservations had been booked 4+ months in advance.
Had I checked with Delta in advance, I would learned that the departure time had been switched to 8:05 a.m. As it was, I missed making my flight by five minutes. AAARGHHH!
Unfortunately, every single SLC to LAS flight with both Delta and Southwest Airlines that day were not only full, but overbooked. My colleague made it out on the next flight; I did not, missing it by one person.
I finally decided to forego spending the day at the Salt Lake International Airport a la Tom Hanks’ character in The Terminal, and moved my reservation to the next day at 1 p.m., the soonest I was able to guarantee myself a seat.