Originally Posted by
peersteve
When a flight is already running so late, and everyone checked-in, why would gate agent delay boarding MORE by waiting to ask for overbooking volunteers only when flight crew said it was OK to board.....then not start boarding anyone until after a 17-minute process of escalating offers to get 1 volunteer to change to a flight the next morning?
I used to be a gate agent, and especially when local or enroute weather was an issue, it wasn't unheard of to get a last-minute weight restriction due to the need for added fuel. Did you see *every* seat taken?...