Originally Posted by
rickair7777
At most airlines they can close early if all *revenue* pax are accounted for, they may need dispatch permission but it's common enough.
No airline is going to hold the door open just in case some OAL commuters might be coming. Nothing the JS committee can do about that.
The airline's bell ought to jingle just a little for 35 passengers waiting at the gate, hitchhikers not withstanding.