Originally Posted by
fotographer
OP, dont understand why your friend would leave it so late to get the gate, especially for an international flight.
I fly in and out of LHR quite a bit.. Even when the boards in the airport say boarding, groups 4 -9 are being called.
Would rather be at the gate earlier then posted, other then miss the flight
Yes, but so what? If the OP's written documentation says ten minutes, then that's the rule that applies in this case.