Originally Posted by
Hachiko
Sorry, but if you show up on my plane 2 minutes prior to departure and there is someone in your seat, you're taking whatever is empty because it's time to GO. I refuse to delay a flight because someone didn't bother to show up to the plane on time.
Of course, the one caveat is my plane doesn't have middle seats. I will go to bat for someone who shouldn't be in a middle seat because as a non-rev, that's about all I ever sit in so I understand the pain.
Most flights if you show up 2 minutes prior to departure, the door is already shut and the pax won't get onboard.
I didn't see anything from the OP indicating he arrived late--just that he was one of the last to board. If UA arbitrarily starts giving away the seats of pax who are boarding on time but last, then that is a major problem. I think you realize that's what I'm talking about, though.