I mostly remember being stuck in Memphis ~40 years ago...
I don't remember what boarding passes looked like then. I assume detachable, printed boarding pass stubs were not yet being used.
I actually started the trip in Grand Rapids, MI where I presumably checked in at the main counter, and received seat assignments for two flights (GRR => DTW, DTW => HOU (Hobby or International). I probably checked a garment bag.
I don't remember the circumstances in Detroit but somehow ended up boarding the Memphis/Houston flight rather than the Houston flight. I don't know if I was at the wrong gate because I read the wrong flight on the monitor, saw a gate with a sign that included Houston, or some other reason. I don't remember any boarding announcement so maybe I had a tight connection.
I then handed my boarding pass to the gate person and boarded the plane. It wasn't until there was a seat conflict in Memphis when a flight attendent noticed my boarding pass did not match this flight.
I suspect it was a one-stop flight rather than a hub-and-spoke connecting flight like I had in Detroit. Maybe the original signage listed both airports. I did not get off the plane in Memphis until the next set of passengers came on and someone said they had my seat. Then finally, an employee finally noticed I was on the wrong flight.
I do remember airline employees discussing that it was a full flight and they considered having someone on an employee ticket give up their seat but in the end they booted me off.
I don't remember what boarding passes looked like then. I assume detachable, printed boarding pass stubs were not yet being used.
I actually started the trip in Grand Rapids, MI where I presumably checked in at the main counter, and received seat assignments for two flights (GRR => DTW, DTW => HOU (Hobby or International). I probably checked a garment bag.
I don't remember the circumstances in Detroit but somehow ended up boarding the Memphis/Houston flight rather than the Houston flight. I don't know if I was at the wrong gate because I read the wrong flight on the monitor, saw a gate with a sign that included Houston, or some other reason. I don't remember any boarding announcement so maybe I had a tight connection.
I then handed my boarding pass to the gate person and boarded the plane. It wasn't until there was a seat conflict in Memphis when a flight attendent noticed my boarding pass did not match this flight.
I suspect it was a one-stop flight rather than a hub-and-spoke connecting flight like I had in Detroit. Maybe the original signage listed both airports. I did not get off the plane in Memphis until the next set of passengers came on and someone said they had my seat. Then finally, an employee finally noticed I was on the wrong flight.
I do remember airline employees discussing that it was a full flight and they considered having someone on an employee ticket give up their seat but in the end they booted me off.
My luggage arrived ahead of me.