Originally Posted by
NYCommuter
No but, sorry, I'm not sympathetic, except for the rudeness of the agent. I'd love it if flights boarded right when boarding was to start and if they closed the door and departed as soon as possible. I try to get to the gate not later than when boarding starts (and usually a few minutes before that), since sometimes flights board early. Admirals Clubs are not that great and aren't worth missing being among the first to board. At least AA affirmatively contacted you.
Part of the point is that they don't depart early. At least never in my experiences. You just sit there waiting until departure time (or later)
And my goal is never to board first -- I don't need the overhead space and I find it 100x more comfortable to sit 10 extra minutes in an AC chair than in coach.