Originally Posted by
PTahCha
Hence why they tell you to be at the airport 2-3 hours early to complete check-in procedures for international flights.
Precisely. The onus is on the traveler to understand the procedures at their airport and to know how likely it is to be able to get from check-in to the gate in 30 minutes.
At AUS, I'd have no problem checking in for an international flight at T-60 and making it to the gate by T-30. At MNL, not so much.