I am not quite sure how it makes them efficient at the airport when they are going to check your documents again. It just seems to be an extra set of information that they want to gather. Address, telephone number, Credit card number, meal preferences. Added to this are date of birth, passport information and citizenship. None of the other airlines that I use want this information before I take the flight.
Maybe I am just over reacting given the state of privacy these days.
Originally Posted by
stimpy
SQ does this on all tickets, even when you buy on the web. It's just another form of ID and it isn't really that much of a burden I don't think. Nor do I think it has anything to do with terrorism. It just makes them more efficient at the airport which is a good thing.