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.
A non-stop or direct flight is still the best way to avoid connection problems. Figure that a connecting itinerary adds a minimum of two hours to total trip time, and more likely three, so driving up to 200 miles to/from a different airport to catch a nonstop is often a good idea.