Originally Posted by
IAH-OIL-TRASH
Again, you’re oblivious to anything else that is going on. What if you were on a plane that was late and have a (now) tight connection. Your plane is waiting on a gate. You and 10 other passengers might miss your connections because the plane occupying the gate is waiting for one connecting passenger. Is everything supposed to shut down for one passenger? Or do you try not to cascade a whole series of delays and missed connections? I’m glad qualified people are trying to make decisions that keep the bulk of the flights and connecting passengers in sync.
Your example makes no sense. If your connection is now tight, that means your flight is arriving late. If there is another plane parked at that gate, it means that flight is even more late than yours. This cannot be an on-time flight that is going to close the doors two minutes later than usual (which is plenty early) for a late connecting passenger. An already late flight is going to leave ASAP and no one is arguing against that. We are discussing flights that can easily arrive on time yet UA refuses to hold the door for people. It's rude!