Originally Posted by
ijgordon
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So maybe this is something they will so at the airport. But I was surprised and a little disappointed that in-town check in at HKG didn't have the same "power."
I think the check-in agents at the in-town check in have less authority (and may even be contact staff of another company that handles check-in for multiple airlines at the same time) and can't "GOSHOW" you onto a flight. The agents at the airport would be able to do this.