Kevin Smith is a douchenozzle

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As Fallin and others said ( I realize you need to read things many times before they sink in--and why I am typing it out in shor sentences)

Airplanes are different than a store.  Once the doors are closed certain security measures are put into place.  Security measures to avoid things like a terrorist attack, hijacking, etc.  It is for the safety of the passangers and the crew.  A plane that has to be reopened screws up the whole security measures for the entire airport and can screw up air traffic across the WHOLE country, if not the world.

Stores are one place.  One location.  You can open it up to help someone without messing up the lives and security of many.  I hope this helps.

SarahBethBR

I'm going to guess toot hasn't spent any time at a major airport if she doesn't realize what actually goes on in 5 minutes on the runway.

_Fenton

I hate people who cut it close because if everyone boards asap, you can maybe take off early.  However, if not everyone is on the plane, it's kind of BS to close the doors that far ahead of the scheduled departure time.  Kevin Smith drama llama aside, some people are taking a last minute piss or whatever.

ChristinS

Yeah, but did you guys know that TSA can now STICK THEIR HANDS DOWN YOUR PANTS!?!?

wingedbride

I am actually surprised they didn't remove the bags. I thought that was a new regulation to ensure that someone doesn't load bags with bombs and then not get on the flight.

My BIL and SIL arrived at the airport to late to get their luggage on the flight they booked, so they had to wait for the next flight because the airline would not check the bags through on a flight they were not on.

pdxmouse

_Fenton:

I hate people who cut it close because if everyone boards asap, you can maybe take off early.  However, if not everyone is on the plane, it's kind of BS to close the doors that far ahead of the scheduled departure time.  Kevin Smith drama llama aside, some people are taking a last minute piss or whatever.

Yeah, I'm confuzzled- was  he late or early? If he was early and they just shut the doors 9 minutes early because they wanted to -- wth is the point of having a departure time? With delayed flights, overbooked flights, and canceled flights they might as well just tell people they're paying monies to stand around, get groped and hope they're luck enough to get stuffed in a sardine* can that might take off at some point for their destination. I can understand feeling like you don't need to respect their time more than they respect yours, but that's kind of a dumb position if you're trying to get somewhere.

This doesn't mean Kevin Smith isn't an asshat. But awww at traveling with Jay, er, Jason Mewes.

 

*we flew first class for our honeymoon, I'm pretty sure the seat was the same size as when I flew economy in 1993, but with a bit more foot space. I shudder to think what economy seats look like now.

FallinAgain

Departure time is the time the plane takes off.  There's a boarding time on the ticket for a reason.  They'd be smart to only give a boarding time.

pdxmouse

Thank you. I was really confused.

And yes, why give two times if you don't want people cutting it close? 

Or for that matter why not have the cut-off time be for entering the security line, at that point you're put on a list and the plane can take off once everyone on that list is on? No more missed flights because security is too long, and I bet they could streamline the process better because they'd have more control over when people got there.

_Fenton

Giving departure time as the moment the plane takes off the ground is useless for consumers.  They should give a shut door time and everyone knows boarding begins 30 minutes before that.  That way if you're stuck in the security line or you're stuck in the bathroom with the runs, you know what your absolute final cut-off time is.

noisy_penguin

That Christmas I was stuck in the Phoenix airport for a day I witnessed this same thing, but with a non famous man and his wife. And they were douchier than Kevin Smith! They were in the tequila bar right next to the terminal and missed their names being called 10 times. They came sauntering out five minutes after the departure time and the plane was already heading to the runway. The man threw a drunken FIT about how his ticket was a binding legal contract that required them to bring the plane back to the gate so he and his wife could use their seats. There was a lot of screaming and cursing. Then, when his wife started yelling, the man tried to open the door to the ramp down to the plane (though there was no plane there) and...I don't know what his plan was after that, jump down to the tarmac and chase down the flight? Airport security had to come and grab him. He and his wife were escorted away. I like to think they got the $10,000 fine for opening the ramp gate door thingy. Their ridiculous, hilarious antics made me feel better about getting booted from the flight because they miscounted available seats and tried to give me a seat that a fat woman had purchased as her fat seat.