"This is not a Boarding Pass" - What is required for international online checkin?
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Yes, the format of the email when you have the dreaded SSSS is very different to the email when they need to verify the travel documents.
Also, note the SSSS applies to all legs you are flying even if the SSSS is not on the subsequent BPs - this was news to me as I assumed once I had been through the additional security once (in LHR) this would suffice, but I also had to undergo additional security on the second leg (in SFO) and this was far more intensive. Also, TSA-pre does not apply when you have SSSS.
Also, note the SSSS applies to all legs you are flying even if the SSSS is not on the subsequent BPs - this was news to me as I assumed once I had been through the additional security once (in LHR) this would suffice, but I also had to undergo additional security on the second leg (in SFO) and this was far more intensive. Also, TSA-pre does not apply when you have SSSS.
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[Yes, the format of the email when you have the dreaded SSSS is very different to the email when they need to verify the travel documents.
Also, note the SSSS applies to all legs you are flying even if the SSSS is not on the subsequent BPs - this was news to me as I assumed once I had been through the additional security once (in LHR) this would suffice, but I also had to undergo additional security on the second leg (in SFO) and this was far more intensive. Also, TSA-pre does not apply when you have SSSS.
Also, note the SSSS applies to all legs you are flying even if the SSSS is not on the subsequent BPs - this was news to me as I assumed once I had been through the additional security once (in LHR) this would suffice, but I also had to undergo additional security on the second leg (in SFO) and this was far more intensive. Also, TSA-pre does not apply when you have SSSS.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Aug 25, 2017 at 3:36 pm Reason: repaired quote
#440
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[Yes, the format of the email when you have the dreaded SSSS is very different to the email when they need to verify the travel documents.
Also, note the SSSS applies to all legs you are flying even if the SSSS is not on the subsequent BPs - this was news to me as I assumed once I had been through the additional security once (in LHR) this would suffice, but I also had to undergo additional security on the second leg (in SFO) and this was far more intensive. Also, TSA-pre does not apply when you have SSSS.
Also, note the SSSS applies to all legs you are flying even if the SSSS is not on the subsequent BPs - this was news to me as I assumed once I had been through the additional security once (in LHR) this would suffice, but I also had to undergo additional security on the second leg (in SFO) and this was far more intensive. Also, TSA-pre does not apply when you have SSSS.
Like you my GE did not provide me TSA-pre on the BP connecting from international to domestic terminals. Made me grateful that I normally have TSA-pre.
Although, perhaps I was randomly selected for SSSS both in LHR and SFO (should have bought the Powerball lottery ticket.)
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#441
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Whenever this happens it is a huge source of frustration. Because I have largely structured my travel to eliminate unknown variables like security lines, checked baggage, etc. Being forced to wait anywhere from 0-30 just to get a BP means I will either waste time in a crappy UC or be anxious about making it to the gate before boarding.
Fortunately the 1k/C lines @sfo international terminal are rarely long, but that is not the case if you have a domestic connection in T-3. And don't get me started on CUN ...
Mostly the same for me, though I sometimes get the dreaded message when I switch passports. For some reason .bomb does not seem to be able to store 2 passports even though both have been scanned by the app and verified many times at the airport.
I get them all the time for outbound travel. However, it is not always possible to get them for the return trip back to the USA.
Fortunately the 1k/C lines @sfo international terminal are rarely long, but that is not the case if you have a domestic connection in T-3. And don't get me started on CUN ...
I get them all the time for outbound travel. However, it is not always possible to get them for the return trip back to the USA.
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Looking through my mobile BPs(Yes I keep them) I have never received one from UA on an INTL trip, either outbound or inbound. I do have a few from DL and LH INTL trips.
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I just received one today for my international flight from LHR tomorrow. It is a very odd message. I did change my phone number in my account but cannot think that had anything to do with it. It would be nice if they put the reason for this rather than leaving it to guesswork and adding to the stress.
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Originally Posted by Repooc17
I have only encountered this issue to places where Visas are required.
Last edited by KDS777; Sep 22, 2017 at 8:21 pm
#446
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Exactly. That is my biggest problem as well. There is no reason you cannot electronically check me in, and then verify my travel documents later on at the gate. They do that anyways now, the gate agent who checks you in verifies your visa, and then you need to do the same thing at the boarding gate again.
The real way that you can be screwed is that you don't get onto the upgrade standby list until you have completed check in. So people who can do OLCI or mobile get an advantage, and you can theoretically be skipped depending on when they start processing that list.
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That's my concern.
I am sitting here waiting for 10:10 PM MST to arrive so I can check the flight status and view the list, but I cannot physically check in until tomorrow AM. Being UA Gold meant I should have been confirmed yesterday regardless (48 hours out according to the website) on my paid M+ upgrade, but it seems like that is just a marketing ploy.
Now having said that, a month ago when I bought the ticket and did the paid M+ upgrade, I got my confirmed on the first segment, and could see the wait list from YYC-IAH as well the next day. But the second segment is a shrouded mystery. Heh.
I'm not expecting any problems as there are 12 empty J seats right now, and on this route, almost zero status fliers of any kind, and normally you have empty J seats enroute. But still...........I always pay for J as a rule, and this time, I had a load of miles I wanted to get rid of, so I upgraded myself and my wife.
Aaarrrggghhhh......what a PITA.
I am sitting here waiting for 10:10 PM MST to arrive so I can check the flight status and view the list, but I cannot physically check in until tomorrow AM. Being UA Gold meant I should have been confirmed yesterday regardless (48 hours out according to the website) on my paid M+ upgrade, but it seems like that is just a marketing ploy.
Now having said that, a month ago when I bought the ticket and did the paid M+ upgrade, I got my confirmed on the first segment, and could see the wait list from YYC-IAH as well the next day. But the second segment is a shrouded mystery. Heh.
I'm not expecting any problems as there are 12 empty J seats right now, and on this route, almost zero status fliers of any kind, and normally you have empty J seats enroute. But still...........I always pay for J as a rule, and this time, I had a load of miles I wanted to get rid of, so I upgraded myself and my wife.
Aaarrrggghhhh......what a PITA.
Last edited by KDS777; Sep 22, 2017 at 8:35 pm
#448
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Check-in time and being checked-in only matters for the gate list which isn't used until it is too late to check-in. So, it could matter but only in the case of status and fare class ties. And there would be no skipping, just a priority placement difference.
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I just received one today for my international flight from LHR tomorrow. It is a very odd message. I did change my phone number in my account but cannot think that had anything to do with it. It would be nice if they put the reason for this rather than leaving it to guesswork and adding to the stress.