Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
Part of the issue is "where" you can do this. If within T-30, you need to be present, at the gate, not someplace outside of the airport. For pretty much the same reasons you need to check-in by T-30. If the process is done online or using a phone, you could be "anywhere." I see no problems limiting this to the gate and honestly, GA are a bit busy at T-30.
Well, yeah, I wouldn't buy this if I wasn't literally standing in the general vicinity of the gate or a 2-minute walk from it.
I just don't get why I shouldn't be able to do that. Again, the only person who benefits by *not* allowing me to buy it is one additional standby passenger. Or...nobody.