Exactly when and where do QF and DJ draw the line on late running pax ?
Is "I didn't hear the boarding call" a good enough excuse ? or "They did not call the flight in the Qantas Club" valid reason to delay every one ELSE who can read a watch ?
Noticed that QF have dedicated check in desks in Sydney for Pax wh's "flights already been called"... surely if the flight has ALREADY been called... and you have NOT checked in, then you have missed it ?
In my (humble) opinion, ther is absolutely NO reason that you should delay a flight for anyone... I do not care WHO it is. If 99 other people can make it on time, why can't the last ones?
Guaranteed that the TRAIN will leave on time to Melbourne/Perth etc. everybody knows what time a train leaves.... why are people so DISRESPECTFUL when it comes to planes ?
Just a thought