Originally Posted by
skipness1E
Staff knew the passenger was on his way as they'd cleared conformance and still left early. Intentionally left early. Now I am all for punctuality I really am, but that's intentionally dickish.
No. That’s not what happened. They closed the gate on time at t-20 and OP missed the flight because he wasn’t there in time. What happens next is irrelevant. They could have departed 10 minutes early or they could have sat on stand for another hour waiting for bags to be loaded or whatever.