Originally Posted by
enviroian
When this happens, albeit rarely, the pilot comes on the horn to inform us that because we arrived early we have to wait for a gate to open.
It maybe rare for the flights you use but not necessarily so for others. I was on the kerbside yesterday waiting for a car at the scheduled arrival time. Not only did we land 23 minutes early, I was through immigration, picked up my two checked bags and out on the street by the designated arrival time - this has happened several times to me.