Originally Posted by
Gig103
Unfortunately, AA habitually starts boarding super early. I've arrived at "Boarding time" and found entire flights boarded once (HNL) and up to group 7 of 9 another time (PVG).
Here's a thread about the topic:
Stop the early boarding (D0) stupidity
When AA starts boarding is completely irrelevant to the OP's issue/question.
What matters is if the passenger was present at T-30 or earlier.