[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

I wonder if there is someone on here, who is NOT an airline shill, who can comment on the issue of the passengers not being allowed inside the terminal building prior to 6:00 AM.
OK, there were, allegedly, no TSA people in the Rochester terminal. So there was no one who could, officially, vouch for the fact that everyone remained on the "airside" of the security line--assuming that happened when the passengers, eventually, were allowed off the plane. And, yes, there was some question as to whether clearance would be given for landing at Minneapolis. Still, with all that considered, why wasn't the OFFER to deplane extended to anyone who wanted to. In one tarmac/hostage incident said offer WAS made with the warning "you're on your own" as far as getting to your final destination if you choose to deplane. Even with this kind of warning it sounds like some people would have taken the offer. They were less than 100 miles from Minneapolis and I'm sure someone, who wanted to spring for the bucks, could have, eventually, rented a car to make the remaining portion of the trip.

Finally, the Rochester Airport manager suggests Continental was lying about the TSA "second clearance" issue. Were they?