Originally Posted by JamesBond

IF the flight is delayed, then D0 has moved. If you show up 10 minutes after D0, the plane should not be at the gate. If it is the door should already be closed. I don't think anyone expects the GA to open an already closed door even if it is at the jetway. Besides, once they close the door, they are outta there so good luck finding one anyway.

Originally Posted by OOfff

That’s not at all how D0 and the A0 pickup works

Originally Posted by JamesBond

Then educate me.

Originally Posted by OOfff

D0 doesn’t suddenly change because the aircraft is late. You don’t get a new D0, and any excess time beyond D0 that a flight is delayed further compromises A0. It’s absurd to say that if we are 10 late we should not care about being further delayed. And we all believe this when we are complaining about slow ground crews on our go home leg.

Originally Posted by tennisguru

They will routinely update the departure time so there is a "new" D0, but once you miss the original D0 it's late no matter what. And of course for our customers all they care about is getting to their destination on time.

Originally Posted by OOfff

Those are new ETDs, not new D0s. And they definitely don’t change the A0.

Originally Posted by OOfff

We all benefit from A0.

Originally Posted by tennisguru

They will routinely update the departure time so there is a "new" D0, but once you miss the original D0 it's late no matter what. And of course for our customers all they care about is getting to their destination on time.

Originally Posted by OOfff

D0 doesn’t suddenly change because the aircraft is late. You don’t get a new D0, and any excess time beyond D0 that a flight is delayed further compromises A0. It’s absurd to say that if we are 10 late we should not care about being further delayed. And we all believe this when we are complaining about slow ground crews on our go home leg.

Originally Posted by OOfff

Those are new ETDs, not new D0s. And they definitely don’t change the A0.

Originally Posted by higney85

I wouldn’t lump all gate agents into this. My wife and I were traveling S1A for a funeral, ATL gate agent calls us up, he’s got 1 seat. I send the wife, ask about any JS available at this point (long shot as all were booked previously). He said 1 FA didn’t check in and I’ll put you on it. Great. Amazing. I’ll sit wherever I need to at this point. This was about :8 prior to push. Took a :10 delay with a redcoat interaction to make it work. Did he know I was going S1A? He likely saw it. Did he not let it go, yes. Still arrived on time. I apologized to everyone I saw but he made it happen. Saw him a week later and fulfilled his Starbucks request as the least I could do. They try. Gotta give at least some the credit. Some don’t care, but my experience in ATL is they make it happen, if at all possible. Can’t speak of other bases, but my recent experience had me more than impressed after even saying “if this is going to hurt you, I’ll try for the next”. His response “nope, you can and will be on this plane”. Cheapest latte I ever bought. Made a massive difference in the end.