Originally Posted by
DCBob
First of all, you cannot check in online to an international destination (at the beginning of a trip). When you try to do this, you will not get a BP. Instead, you will get this rather useless document:
"THIS IS NOT A BOARDING PASS. You will need to complete your check-in at an airport kiosk."
At the airport, you have to scan your passport at a kiosk to get a BP. If a visa is required, you will need to go to the check-in counter to see a live person OR your documentation will be checked at the gate before you board.
On the contrary, since I scanned my passport for my first post 3/3 international trip I can and have printed out boarding passes for subsequent international trips and, with no checked bags, been able to proceed directly to the boarding line at the gate for travel to countries without a visa requirement, e.g. EU, Hong Kong. Passport and boarding pass checked at boarding.