Originally Posted by dav662

You don't seem to understand. This has got nothing to do with frequent flyers or anyone camping around the Gate. No one likes that. Transfer baggage is transfer of checked bags from one flight to the other flight at baggage sorting area instead of putting on the baggage arrival belt. These bags are scanned by hand helds normally and put in the respective ULDs.
This normally correlates with the passenger name and also his seat is recorded. So sometimes when there is a seat change after check in this could get confusing and the normal situation is that a passenger can inform them at the Gate so the airline can check from their DCS if that particular bag has been loaded on to the aircraft. The system at check or at transfer desk cannot detect this. They will only know if the bag tags has been entered into the system.
As for the lack of lift BR has also a responsibility in requesting Gates that have lifts. In this case MNL may not have allocated a Gate with a lift but then it is BR who decides the Boarding time and they should know that the flight is delayed and hence delay opening the Gate instead of opening and let so many people stand without seats for so long in the Gate. It was very hot too.