Hi all,
I used to fly for Kuwait Airways, departing from the UK, Qattar or Dubai for Kuwait, we would regularly have to wait for some of the more 'exulted' locals, who would just keep shopping as they saw fit, always well past the advertised departure time, knowing full well that the expat crew would not depart without them, it they wanted to keep their job!
This is normal fair for these types of airlines!
Cheers