Originally Posted by
sluggoaafa
Yes it happens.
You'd be surprised how many times you go through to count either empty seats, children, infants, or even every single pax, how many times your own count would be different.
It use to be a bigger issue in the past, but even in todays computer age, things happen.
But the mismatch is supposed to be found when the door is opened, not when you're on the tarmac and it's a lot more difficult to offload someone.