While there will always be people who haven't learned to tell the time yet and believe that since they've checked in the aircraft can't go without them, these particular stories are pathetic attempts at throwing smoke bombs around the real issue. Is anyone seriously suggesting that normal (as opposed to brain-dead) passengers who get through security late with 10 minutes left to pushback are going to go and buy some duty-free when there ain't duty-free no more, rather than run to the gate? The DAA say deal with the airline if you missed your flight, the airline say deal with the DAA, and both suggest that passengers may be at fault by buying breakfast and duty-free. Mick never did anything to help the DAA, so we can only assume he's fireproofing his own arse apart from taking the opportunity to talk about another terminal.