Originally Posted by
danielonn
I thought the rule was that you must be onboard at least 10 minutes prior to the stated departure time but be in the gate area 30 minutes prior to boarding. Now for international flights they can begin boarding 60 minutes prior to departure which I have had happen and close the gate 15 minutes before departure to send the manifest to the TSA.
No. You must be at the gate at T-15 for domestic, T-30 for international. Those are UA's
published rules and pax are entitled to rely upon them. The suggestions in this thread that OP was somehow obligated to be at the gate at T-30 are simply ridiculous.