Wow, two things...one if I were her husband I'd reevaluate the marriage. As was said above, it almost looks like she does this all the time. Second, the same thing happened to our youngest in Spain. He and his friends were late because of a slow train and they got to the the gate after it had closed. A woman who was not with his group also missed the gate. The group of them sweet talked their way onto the plane and ended up in first class. You get more with honey than you do with vinegar...