Passport control before Checkin
I went through CDG T2 yesterday and couldn't find the checkin desks !!
It turned out they were AFTER passport control. I have been to a few airports where my ticket was checked before I had access to the building, but none where my ID was also checked. Is this unique ? It also said on the passport/id booth that you needed to show your ID and ticket or e-ticket Itenerary - does this mean you can't get away with just carrying the booking reference number ? (Ok I know its a good idea to carry printouts, but what if you lose them). |
Passport control before Checkin
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:44:41 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
wrote: I went through CDG T2 yesterday and couldn't find the checkin desks !! It turned out they were AFTER passport control. I have been to a few airports where my ticket was checked before I had access to the building, but none where my ID was also checked. Is this unique ? Were you flying back to the UK? I can think of a few similar situations, but not for a simple intra-European flight. I have been to some Asian airports where one's passport, ticket, and baggage are checked at the terminal door, before you get anywhere near the check-in desks. Of course it is fairly common now with high risk airlines, such as US carriers, that a security interview including document check takes place before check-in. It also said on the passport/id booth that you needed to show your ID and ticket or e-ticket Itenerary - does this mean you can't get away with just carrying the booking reference number ? (Ok I know its a good idea to carry printouts, but what if you lose them). --==++AJC++==-- |
Passport control before Checkin
"AJC" wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:44:41 -0000, "Miss L. Toe" wrote: I went through CDG T2 yesterday and couldn't find the checkin desks !! It turned out they were AFTER passport control. I have been to a few airports where my ticket was checked before I had access to the building, but none where my ID was also checked. Is this unique ? Were you flying back to the UK? I can think of a few similar situations, but not for a simple intra-European flight. I have been to some Asian airports where one's passport, ticket, and baggage are checked at the terminal door, before you get anywhere near the check-in desks. Of course it is fairly common now with high risk airlines, such as US carriers, that a security interview including document check takes place before check-in. Yes, a simple BA flight CDG-LGW. |
Passport control before Checkin
Yes, a simple BA flight CDG-LGW. Oh BTW, my AA account has been credited with 48 miles for the outbound trip (+77 bonus miles) very strange. (the return hasnt appeared yet). |
Passport control before Checkin
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"Miss L. Toe" wrote: Yes, a simple BA flight CDG-LGW. Oh BTW, my AA account has been credited with 48 miles for the outbound trip (+77 bonus miles) very strange. (the return hasnt appeared yet). Just 125 miles? No 48 miles + 452 mile bonus? That would mean AA is really just giving 25% miles for cheap BA flights. No 500 mile minimum. |
Passport control before Checkin
"Not the Karl Orff" wrote in message ... In article , "Miss L. Toe" wrote: Yes, a simple BA flight CDG-LGW. Oh BTW, my AA account has been credited with 48 miles for the outbound trip (+77 bonus miles) very strange. (the return hasnt appeared yet). Just 125 miles? No 48 miles + 452 mile bonus? That would mean AA is really just giving 25% miles for cheap BA flights. No 500 mile minimum. Yes, I only expected 125 - they changed policy recently - But the flight does count towards status, and I did get 500 qualifing points as well. I don't understand where the 48 miles comes from. |
Passport control before Checkin
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"Miss L. Toe" wrote: Yes, I only expected 125 - they changed policy recently - But the flight does count towards status, and I did get 500 qualifing points as well. After the change last year, some people flying BA still earned a minimum of 500 in their AA accounts. So it must be relatively recent? I don't understand where the 48 miles comes from. CDG-LGW = 191 miles. 25% of this is 48 with rounding. The rest is to rbing you up to the new presumably 125 mile minimum on BA. |
Passport control before Checkin
"Miss L. Toe" wrote in message ... I went through CDG T2 yesterday and couldn't find the checkin desks !! It turned out they were AFTER passport control. I have been to a few airports where my ticket was checked before I had access to the building, but none where my ID was also checked. Is this unique ? It also said on the passport/id booth that you needed to show your ID and ticket or e-ticket Itenerary - does this mean you can't get away with just carrying the booking reference number ? (Ok I know its a good idea to carry printouts, but what if you lose them). In Barcelona a couple of months ago, you needed to show a passport to get to check-in for American flag carriers, but actual passport control was after check in. I wonder if this is a new trend? |
Passport control before Checkin
In message , Miss L. Toe
writes I have been to a few airports where my ticket was checked before I had access to the building, but none where my ID was also checked. Is this unique ? That seemed to be standard practice at Tokyo a couple of years ago. Roadblock on the approaches to the terminal, police asking for passports for everyone. I was on a bus, maybe there's another way to get there by car. -- Roland Perry |
Passport control before Checkin
"Hilary" wrote in message ... It also said on the passport/id booth that you needed to show your ID and ticket or e-ticket Itenerary - does this mean you can't get away with just carrying the booking reference number ? (Ok I know its a good idea to carry printouts, but what if you lose them). Many carriers are now requiring you to carry the e-ticket itinerary. I have been told that in some airports you need to show the itinerary to get through security. So does this mean that the e-ticket move is nothing more than a move away from relatively difficult to forge 'tickets' to easy to forge 'tickets' ? |
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