Originally posted by steve100:
SMessier - some airlines do match up ...(have you ever been at the airport and they are calling a particular passenger's name because they have checked in but not boarded)... Also, they usually are even more diligent on International flights...
Actually, I was once the person they were calling. I was flying DCA-YUL, and AC decided we should leave early on account of snow in YUL. (Imagine that!) Somehow I was the only had that had not boarded.
I was in fact just really surprised to hear it would ever work by just checking in, but it seems the odds would be quite high against success.