The word down here is that it seems this guy was not particularly eager to come down (is anyone?) and therefore probably didn't push too hard to get on to the flight after being told no.
Just for the record the guy here who he was due to replace was allowed to leave on time and departed on yesterdays flight.
From my own perspective I have had to deal with a spate of 'no shows' and last minute sufferers of 'twisted sock syndrome' over the last few weeks. In all but one case the guys posts were gapped for a few days and they got away on time. What I will say though is in most of the cases the attitude of the admin staff back at the parent units has been particularly unhelpful.
I just hope that when these people take their turn either down here or in the sandpit that they get the same level of service.
One final point. The small section of movers here at MPA work bloody hard and provide an excellent service.