1 Leading: Leading economic indicators are indicators which change before the economy changes. 2  Stock market returns are a leading indicator, as the stock market usually begins to decline before the economy declines and they improve before the economy begins to pull out of a recession.
Main Image: A connecting flight is a flight that you opt for when you have an intermediate stop and change of aircraft. You take a connecting flight when you have to make atleast one stop between your originating airport and your destination. Sometimes a connecting flight makes you to change airline companies.
The time someone needs for a connection varies from one airport to the other and from one flight to another. Usually with a domestic flight it can go from half an hour to one hour, and for international flights it can go from one hour to three hours. Most of the times that you are making a connection the gates are next to each other or in close proximity to avoid any missed flights. As in anything there are exceptions to the norm.