Is it just me, or is everyone else bemused as to why people go on and on and on at checkin/airline staff when they miss their flights?
Its something I see time and time again at the airport IRL, and to even greater extremes on shows like airline/airport. Person turns up X many mins late for checkin, person is told no its too late, person explodes at the checkin staff or goes into hysterics, and eventually goes away or gets escorted away.
Do these people not understand that there is a cutoff point for a reason? That it takes time to put bags on/off, to do the required security checks, to board passengers, to sort our the documentation etc etc etc..and that there is a damn good reason why they open the checkin desks TWO HOURS before the flight, and close it 30mins before.
*shakes head* I just don't get why they complain so much. They bought a ticket which clearly states what time checkin closes, and then they miss it and think they have some automatic right to be on the flight..when they have broken the terms of the ticket and effectivly voided it.
Things are slightly different in certain circumstances (such as if there are lots of major accidents on all access roads to the airport) but in 99% of the time its the passengers fault, and I have no sympathy for them..and damn right they shouldn't be allowed on.
Still at least these people give the rest of us something to watch while we're waiting to checkin on time =)