Checked in but can't print boarding pass
Sep 19, 2017, 11:39 am
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Checked in but can't print boarding pass
I am flying on EK018 on Thursday. Am all checked in but got message that I have to collect boarding pass at check on desk. Any thoughts why?
Sep 19, 2017, 12:10 pm
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Sep 19, 2017, 1:03 pm
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To save others googling: MAN-DXB (I knew it was a MAN flight but not sure which direction).
Where to? Document checks come to mind, if you require a visa or yellow fever card (if I recall you travel to Southern and Eastern Africa a lot?). Also several other reasons, why it may be required, credit card verification, oversell situation, etc.
Where to? Document checks come to mind, if you require a visa or yellow fever card (if I recall you travel to Southern and Eastern Africa a lot?). Also several other reasons, why it may be required, credit card verification, oversell situation, etc.
Sep 19, 2017, 2:17 pm
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To save others googling: MAN-DXB (I knew it was a MAN flight but not sure which direction).
Where to? Document checks come to mind, if you require a visa or yellow fever card (if I recall you travel to Southern and Eastern Africa a lot?). Also several other reasons, why it may be required, credit card verification, oversell situation, etc.
Where to? Document checks come to mind, if you require a visa or yellow fever card (if I recall you travel to Southern and Eastern Africa a lot?). Also several other reasons, why it may be required, credit card verification, oversell situation, etc.
Second error of the day. Was looking at weather forecast and convinced myself of a good reason why it was 15c colder and wet in Blantyre compared to Lilongwe. Turned out I was looking at Blantyre in Scotland not in Malawi. Ooops. If anyone finds out I will be thrown out of the Royal Geographical Society.
Sep 19, 2017, 2:33 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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To save others googling: MAN-DXB (I knew it was a MAN flight but not sure which direction).
Where to? Document checks come to mind, if you require a visa or yellow fever card (if I recall you travel to Southern and Eastern Africa a lot?). Also several other reasons, why it may be required, credit card verification, oversell situation, etc.
Where to? Document checks come to mind, if you require a visa or yellow fever card (if I recall you travel to Southern and Eastern Africa a lot?). Also several other reasons, why it may be required, credit card verification, oversell situation, etc.
Second error of the day. Was looking at weather forecast and convinced myself of a good reason why it was 15c colder and wet in Blantyre compared to Lilongwe. Turned out I was looking at Blantyre in Scotland not in Malawi. Ooops. If anyone finds out I will be thrown out of the Royal Geographical Society.
Sep 19, 2017, 2:53 pm
#7
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We had a similar problem when flying MAN-DXB-Yangon at T-48. Boarding passes refused to print for a few hours and the screen said we would have to check in at the MAN desk. Next day, we could print all our boarding passes. I think it was because Yangon had been slow to acknowledge the advance passenger data and confirm that we already had visas.
Sep 19, 2017, 3:02 pm
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We had a similar problem when flying MAN-DXB-Yangon at T-48. Boarding passes refused to print for a few hours and the screen said we would have to check in at the MAN desk. Next day, we could print all our boarding passes. I think it was because Yangon had been slow to acknowledge the advance passenger data and confirm that we already had visas.
Sep 19, 2017, 11:25 pm
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Sep 20, 2017, 3:32 am
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Sep 20, 2017, 3:34 am
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Sep 20, 2017, 5:42 am
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Sep 20, 2017, 5:45 am
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As a private pilot I face a similar conundrum with flight levels. General Aviation traffic in most parts of the world follows the semi-circular rule, where westbound is even/odd flight levels (+500ft for visual traffic/VFR) and eastbound is odd/even (see I can't even remember right now!), luckily I have lots of charts and other references to look it up whenever I need to know.