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Old Aug 25, 2017, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by rylan
I thought they don't even start to board international wide-bodies until T-45 or -50. Interesting since I have a 40 min connection to intl in a month, so I'd likely be at the gate T-30 while they are boarding other zones.
Yes, they generally don't start boarding until T-45 or T-50 (depending on aircraft capacity). It's one of those requirements that's never actually enforced. You'll be fine with showing up at T-30. I suspect the policy may date back to the times when people would check-in at the gate. Obviously no longer a requirement these days.


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