I am cruising with friends on Saturday. We're flying to MIA. They are coming from CT and I am flying from CLT. On the way home since they didn't have a direct flight, they choose one with a layover in Charlotte so we could all fly home together. American Airlines has changed their flight 3x since we booked in Oct - original flight home was at 1:40....and now is at 10:03. Since my friends booked a "basic fare" when they called they said they were not allowed to change their flights even though American Airlines is the one who has now changed the flight times 3x! So, we're stuck with 10:03 not only because they have a Basic Fare, but bc the next flight to CLT isn't until 1-something and they would miss their connection home which is at 2:49. I could switch since I am in main cabin but we'll just stay together. 🤗
The good news is that someone posted on another site that they were off Icon at 6:05am and at their gate by 7:15 for their 11-something flight with no issues. So hopefully when we self-disembark, we'll be fine too!
That said, if you CAN take a later flight, I would. Like others have said, not worth the stress of rushing to the airport.