Are you like us and suffer from horrible travel anxiety? Well worry no more! One travel expert explained that you should still show up to the airport anyway, and a gate agent will book you on the next available plane apparently!
TikTok travel hacker Jake Peterson shared his experience using what’s known as the “flat tire” excuse, where you blame car trouble on your inability to make it to the gate in time. Though it's called the "Flat Tire" excuse you can apparently use other excuses like weather conditions or traffic jams.
In order for this hack to work though, you have to make sure you arrive to the airport no more than two hours late than your original scheduled departure time. Though Peterson did have a flat tire before his flight he still made it to the airport on time, and experimented the "flat tire" trick out for his viewers anyway.
Other frequent travelers chimed in after viewing the clip, backing up Peterson’s claim, but you can make your own judgment based on the video below!