Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
With a (paper or whatever) boarding pass, OP would have been able to run to the gate before the flight closed and ask to have his reserved and ticketed seat restored.
Maybe! Not sure how you can be so sure about that given the timing here.
Inbound flight was 24 min late, making his 90 min connection 66 min. He said he waited on a variety of lines before this issue for 50 min. Boarding is typically closed 16 min before scheduled departure. Even if it wasn't, I'm not so confident they would hold the plane to re-rebook.