A STOMPer was shocked upon reading that some engineers were denied check-in by Jetstar for being late. This was their own fault and they shouldn't have kicked up such a fuss, he says.

The seven passengers, engineers by profession, were due to fly to Ho Chi Min on November 6 but were denied check-in at the airport counter as they arrived 35 minutes shy of the scheduled departure.

According to the sender, Jetstar's terms and conditions allow airport staff to deny them check-in as they were late.

Instead of learning from their mistakes, they kicked up a fuss and even called the press to complain about the incident, which was ultimately caused by their own carelessness.

In an email, STOMPer red storm says:

"I was surprised to read the news in the papers on November 6 about five ladies and two men, all professional engineers, complaining to the press that they were denied check-in by Jetstar.

"Their scheduled flight to Vietnam was supposed to take off at 7:15 am on November 6 but they only approached the counter to check in at about 6:40am.

"When they were told that they could not check in and board the flight, they made a big fuss and called the reporters.

"After three hours of discussion with the Jetstar management, they managed to book another airline's flight to Ho Chi Min departing at noon time.

"Can't these people read the terms and conditions when they book their flights online?

"First Time taking flight for all 7 of them? Very unbelievable!"