To fellow passengers moaning about missing their check in time, you need to realise that they cannot allow you do board just because there was 'traffic'. Thats not their prioity, their priority is the plane - during time after check in to lift off they need to calculate fuel, luggage etc. I missed my check in time and they popped me on the night flight free of charge because it was between the check in time and departure time which I thought was lovely of them and is standard procedure. Stop thinking you're special; it applies to EVERYONE.