Hmmmm, could you clarify on missing the CTOT as an extraordinary (or not?) circumstance? So I recall that the pilot made an announcement after boarding was completed that we missed our departure time and so we will be issued a new departure time. However, I do not think the pilot did explained explicitly the reasons for the delayed departure, but presumably it is because of a number of reasons: (1) the delayed arrival of the aircraft, (2) there was only 45 min turnaround time for the aircraft after arrival, and (3) the general tardiness of the boarding process. Does this mean that it is no longer an extraordinary circumstance?
Thanks!