Originally Posted by
m3113n1a1
Yikes. It's 2019. The company owns the airplanes and the airline. You're an employee. You operate within the authority given to you by the company. If they want the airplane to depart, barring any safety concerns you might have, you comply. Captains are not God anymore.
They can always get someone to replace me, their choice. Usually it’s faster to just wait for the connecting passengers.