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“It should only be another 10 minutes,” said our pilot, for the third time since we’d pulled away from the gate.

I checked the airline’s app, where our ETA approached my next flight’s ETD.

My layover was supposed to be 45 min. Plenty of time—if my first plane wasn't 45 min late.

What are my options? I asked a kind employee at the airport, hoping for vouchers.

She gave me a blanket, a pillow, chips, and tips for where to sleep.

There are worse fates than sleeping by a big Christmas tree.