Excuse Encyclopedia
Funny Excuses for Missing a Flight
Missing a flight is genuinely painful. These excuses help you laugh about it in the retelling, not in the moment.
For entertainment purposes only
In the moment: deal with the rebook, call the people expecting you, and breathe. Save the storytelling for after.
5 Examples
- TSA line bent space and time
- Gate changed three times in 20 minutes
- Was in the wrong terminal at the wrong airport
- Was at the right airport but the wrong day
- Got to the gate exactly as it closed — eye contact with the agent, who shook their head once
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Good for
- ✓After-the-fact group chat humor
Avoid
- ✗Using humor in the moment with stressed travel partners
Let randomness pick — load your favorites in the slot machine and pull the lever.
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