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Old Oct 30, 2014 | 10:22 pm
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nowinyow
 
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Originally Posted by kwflyer
Except the OP stated that s/he is once again has to show their passport upon boarding which defeats the purpose of the document check. This is really annoying especially when the BP Remarks show DOK.

I too have had this at US outstations where the exact same agent who checked my passport wanted to see it again 5 minutes later during boarding! Her excuse? You might have changed/altered it!
It's annoying, yes.

Sometimes, it's just better to submit. Put on a smile, wish the agent a good day and then forget about it. If one is hanging around the gate, it's not a huge effort to show the passport.

...it won't be long before all we'll need to board an airplane is an iris scan.
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