The thing about long drawn stories like this, is that the person writing it has a tendency to conflict themselves. For starters you say you arrived 1 1/2 hour before your flight, but then you offer proof with your parking ticket that shows you arrived at "long term parking" at 2:44pm (your flight is at 4:10pm which hmmmmmm guessing cut off is at 3:10pm). That leaves you with about 25 minutes to be at the airport in time for your flight. I know you are including that 1 hour prior to departure, but if you don't make it to cut off, then you are cut off. So you cannot include the last hour prior to take off.
Also you can't use involuntary boarding as a defense to get compensation, because had you arrived ontime you would have had a seat. (you mention you had 22a). that 200% comp only goes to those who arrive at the airport, on time, but have no seat. (believe me I've had my share and I look forward to the day I flight international and I'm on an overbooked flight with no seat. 200%? heck yea!!) Also having been a stand by passenger many times on international flights, airlines give the standby folks the seats one hour before departure, incase of noshows, so as soon as cutoff is reached, they were in the right to give away their seat. Though as a customer service gesture they could have boarded you.
but it doesn't appear they did anything wrong other than, probably mess up with the penalty charge..... maybe
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