Originally Posted by ljwobker
Does anyone know if this 45-minute rule is something new, or did I just get lucky today and see a bad day? I'm all for getting planes in the air on time, but changing the rules without telling anyone made a whole bunch of enemies this morning.
It isn't something totally new; I ran into the problem at least 4 months ago. I think they've set up the computers so that it's hard for gate agents to check you in, though I did have one nice guy do some gymnastics to override it, so overriding is possible, though probably somewhat difficult.
Online check-in is almost a necessity these days to guard against delays in getting to the airport.