Originally Posted by
canadiancow
Excuse me while I grab popcorn for the inevitable "I showed up at T-17 but they had offloaded me and closed the flight and didn't believe me when I said it's 15 minutes now!"
Out of curiosity what airports (other than small ones) routinely have everyone on board and ready to go that early?
I have never seen a flight ready to leave at T-10, that typically when the stand-by's get processed. I usually board between T-8 & T-5.