Originally Posted by
chrisl137
In many cases the passenger couldn't get there on time because the airline was late getting them there on a connecting flight, and if they were lucky managed to have arriving and and departing flights from opposite ends of two different terminals.
In some cases that is correct but that still doesn't mean the airline should drop everything, re-open the door and risk making other passengers late for their connecting flights. I've seen enough entitled jerks melting down at gate agents when they refused a demand to reopen the door.