Originally Posted by
troyintn
Was that the last flight of the day, that is the only time I normally see them holding for connections. I have had them hold a plane for my family and I, a total of 6, but it was 5 -10 minutes and with weather delays the day prior all flights were sold out for the next two days.
Yes it was the last flight of the day to my destination. Instead of closing the door at T-15, they closed it at T-7, blocked out at T-3 and arrived A-13. Probably 8 people got on the plane between the "by the book" door closure time and the actual door closure time. This was a perfect example of how holding for a few minutes can save a bunch of connections and not make anyone late. Those 8 people would have faced a 12 hour delay had the gate agent closed at D-15 like so many do.