I do not feel bad for people who miss their flights or trains.

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In general it is not hard at all to be on time. People miss flights or trains because of their own poor plannings, time management and irresponsibility.

when I travel by train from one city to another city far away, I see other travellers running to catch their trains. Sometimes they manage to make it onto their trains before they leave, a lot of time they miss them and they complain and throw a fit and sometimes even cry.

i always chuckle when I witness that because I know for sure that it is their fault. When I travel and I have a train or flight to catch I make sure to leave my house early to I can arrive early. At least 3 hours early. If I have a flight at 9 AM for example and the airline recommends me to be at the airport at 7 AM I am there at 6 AM. Of course I take myself to the airport so that nobody can dictate what I can and can’t do. I don’t let relatives take me to the airport anymore. I use uber or public transport.

the only time I’ve ever missed my flights or trains was when I travelled with older relatives. But ever since I started travelling solo, I never missed my flights or trains.

so when I am at the train stations or airport and I see people running, I feel 0 sympathy for them. They most likely loiter at home and decide to leave their homes close to the time of their departures.

How can you plan ahead for every possible problem, @hatifhafi3? You may be able to build in extra time, and get to the station/airport early, but if things go wrong, you can't guarantee that you've built in enough time, can you.

And not everyone has the luxury of being able to get to the station/airport early - if they are dropping kids at nursery/before school provision, they can't do that until the nursery/before school club opens - and may then be left with a dash to the station or airport.

There are plenty of examples on this thread where people have done their best and left plenty of time to get to the airport or station, but circumstances have conspired to eat up all the extra time they've built in - and I am sure they are not all simply much worse than you at planning ahead. Try to put yourself in their shoes.

Oh look, we’ve found the second person who really loves spending 5 hours at Crewe station

Define "enough buffer time"? I've booked train tickets with a 30 minute wait between connections. Doesn't stop me missing my connection because of delays

Oh and then there was the time I missed my connection because my booked passenger assistance hadn't turned up. How was that avoidable?

It must be great being so perfect and never encountering late trains, etc

Empathy .. go and check out the word in a dictionary!

In the terms of Mrs Brown.....That's nice!

So what’s you simple solution to an accident or road works on the M25 or any other motorway
I don’t think they do long layovers on motorways

Change misery to myself

People are human. I'm super organised, arrive 3 hours early for a flight, ensure my liquids are pre-organised in a clear bag, etc. but when I was younger (early 20s) I somehow had written down the flight arrival time as the departure time for our flight home and missed the flight. Because I was confident in my organisational skills, I didn't double check it before departure. I was absolutely beside myself (i.e. sobbing loudly and embarrassing myself) and mortified but luckily found a very understanding member of staff who helped us rebook to a later flight.

I understand the judgement as I was the same before this incident. But ultimately being kind in this sort of scenario isn't hard and why add extra stress when someone is already having a difficult time?

That’s a very fair point. While good planning and allowing extra time certainly help reduce the risk of missing trains or flights, it’s true that no one can plan for every eventuality. Unexpected delays like road closures, severe weather, or even personal responsibilities — such as childcare — can make it impossible to always leave as early as we’d like.
Many travellers do build in reasonable buffers, but sometimes circumstances genuinely eat into that time despite their best efforts. It’s not always a matter of “poor planning,” but rather the reality that life is unpredictable. Recognising those challenges and being empathetic to different situations is just as important as encouraging people to plan ahead.

That’s a very fair point. While good planning and allowing extra time certainly help reduce the risk of missing trains or flights, it’s true that no one can plan for every eventuality. Unexpected delays like road closures, severe weather, or even personal responsibilities — such as childcare — can make it impossible to always leave as early as we’d like.
Many travellers do build in reasonable buffers, but sometimes circumstances genuinely eat into that time despite their best efforts. It’s not always a matter of “poor planning,” but rather the reality that life is unpredictable. Recognising those challenges and being empathetic to different situations is just as important as encouraging people to plan ahead.

That’s a fair challenge. “Enough buffer time” is really relative – for some people 30 minutes might normally be plenty, but if the first train is heavily delayed or assistance doesn’t arrive, that’s out of your control. No amount of planning can prevent those situations, and it’s not about being “perfect.” Travel always carries some unpredictability, and sometimes missing a connection truly isn’t the traveller’s fault. The best you can do is allow what feels like a reasonable margin, but also acknowledge that things like delays, cancellations, or assistance issues are systemic problems, not personal failings.

You come across smug and very rude. Are you just looking for a rise out of people?