Originally Posted by
craz
Wouldnt be at all surprised if they paged you and some others who also probably did OLCI and never checked in @ OKC. When you (and maybe some others) didnt answer the GAs page to come to the Gate and present yourselves, the GA assumed that you werent there and simply started to process the SBYs to get the flight out ASAP, it was already delayed and they didnt want to delay it any further
Ive ran into this , T-15 isnt from the new departure time but from the scheduled 1 I believe. This is why they tell everyone to stick around the gate and not get lost, but at least with those who somehow checked in @ the airport they know they were in fact present and flying. This is 1 reason that even thou I do OLCI I also recheck in when I get to the airport, especially if Im not checking any bags, that way they know Im in house and not a no-show
I don't buy this at all. I've never once, in any of my UA delayed flights (which are numerous this year), have ever heard any gate agent page people up to the podium who had done OLCI just to check if they were there. There are a ton of reasons why the person wouldn't be there, the #1 being that they are in the United Club waiting for boarding.
No, I think the gate agent at OKC played games here. It's not like the flight would have boarded on time, got delayed and then they tried to re-board the aircraft. The plane wasn't there. And considering more than 50% of people use OLCI these days, that's more than half the plane the GA would have had to call up to the podium to check if they were there.
-RM