Originally Posted by
DFWFairy
I've seen it occasionally when people spent too much time in the lounge past boarding time & expect the airline to hold the plane for them. Is it a priority to get to your destination or to mill around in a lounge that gets you nowhere? I don't think Lufthansa did anything wrong here. As the author said that OZ and KE do announce their flights in the lounge, he might as well choose to fly them as not every airlines work the same way.
This is the reason I arrive at the departure gate 10 minutes before the boarding actually begins. I figure if I leave the lounge 5 minutes before depending on the distance then that works well. I've seen people actually miss their flight because they were having one too many drinks and talking on their phones.
One man on a recent flight got so upset at the lounge attendant for not announcing the flight time and he missed the flight.