Originally Posted by
Koby
Of course, if the traveling public would just ignore it "en masse" en consistently show up 5 minutes late, they would have to give in eventually and change this stupid rule. But the traveling public in general doesn't have the b***s to go against something like this.
With due respect, if all the traveling public only turned up 30 minutes before their flight is due to depart and one had to wait to accommodate them, most flights would depart late.
Conformance was part of an initiative to make planes leave on time. It is somewhat on the harsh side and perhaps overkill to some extent but, at least, it has delivered in that respect.