Originally Posted by
QueenOfCoach
Bear in mind, they usually start boarding an international flight at T-45. If you are not there, at some point they are free to give your seat to a standby passenger or upgrade wait listed passenger. You could very well show up at T-15 (45 minutes after landing) to find your seat is no longer yours.
I don't know the exact point where seats are released to standby passengers or to the upgrade list, but I am sure others here would know.
This part cannot be said enough. With only 60 minutes between scheduled arrival and departure, even if the arrival is on time that only leaves 15 min before the next flight begins boarding. And no more than 45 minutes before the seat could be released and the door closed. Also, what would happen if the flight load was light and they finished boarding earlier and shut the door at T-25 instead?
One would
hope their system would alert them that a passenger was still on their way, but that is no guarantee.