Originally Posted by stimpy;
She tried to say no [to an 08.00 appointment] since my flight ( BA 360) was closing at 8:20 and it takes 20 minutes to walk to a gate. I said I'm a fit man and the gate (15) isn't that far away. It will only take me a few minutes and the gates never close on time anyway. I got my way.
That would never have happened in the MB days. IIRC the latest appointment they'd give you was one finishing not much less than an hour before takeoff. Even to have been offered a 7.40 finishing at 7.55 for an 8.20 takeoff is an improvement on the old days.