Originally Posted by
SuperFlyBoy
To BOM from EWR: Mass chaos.
No pre-check of pax's visa documents when checking-in, then at the last minute when boarding they have to *stamp* everyone's BPs after inspecting for visas, and I freak out, volunteering to fly on LH's flight to FRA, as the flight is now being delayed by 1 hour at least.
The line to get your BP stamped was at least a kilometer long. (same situation as the FRA flight, but this time the 3 characters were reportedly checking the visas at the desk there.
When I went through for visa verification at the end, the GA didn't even properly check the dates on the visa! What's up with that??
Also, this defeats the purpose of elite boarding, unless they *also* have an elite visa checking line!
Best way to deal with this for DEL or BOM flights is to be at the gate exactly one hour before departure when the counters open. They'll usually announce Visa/BP checks, but if they don't, go request it anyway.
If you're flying BF and there's a BF Concierge or supervisor, you can bypass the queue and get him/her to check your docs.