Picture this: you show up for your flight on Sunday. You stroll up to the gate and see a plane pushing from the jetway. That must be the flight before mine, you think. You assume you’re early for once in your life!
But then you look at the gate display boards: the flight to your destination just departed. The plane now taxiing to the runway is the one you should be on!
What the? How the? Huh?
You dart to the gate lectern. You start screaming at the gate agents (because that’s always a great idea?) because your flight left an hour early! (And someone probably got your upgrade!)
How dare they?!
Once you’re done embarrassing yourself — and about to become a viral sensation but not in a good way — the gate agent smiles and says, “Oh, Daylight Saving Time started this morning. Did you remember to set your clock forward an hour?”
Oops.
Remember that Daylight Saving Time starts at 2:00 AM local time on Sunday morning for most of the U.S. Set your clock forward one hour at that time. 2:00 AM jumps to 3:00 AM. We “spring forward” (because it’s almost spring time, see) and lose an hour of sleep this night only.
(Also, it’s not Daylight Savings Time — that sounds like a bank account.)
Side note: How will this affect the three-hours-before-a-flight entrance rules at airport lounges? Has anyone run into any problems on DST weekends? Please leave a note in the Comments if you have any data points!
Most of us rely on expensive time-telling devices called “smart phones” or smart watches that automatically update the time. But be careful if you use an alarm clock — especially one in a hotel room (those darn things are usually wrong half the time, anyway).
The Daylight Saving Time weekends (November and March) also serve as good reminders to change your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm batteries.
Final Approach
Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday at 2:00 AM (which is really Saturday night for most of us). Remember to set your clocks forward — and don’t be late for your flights!
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