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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 6:43 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
If there can be a deadline for both the check in counter presentation and also the gate presentation, they one could never satisfy the second requirement if the check in agent refuses to issue either a boarding pass or a seat request card. AFAIK this is what happened in this case: OP never was issued a boarding pass for the AF flight and therefore could not clear TSA security and go to the gate.
At best, that would be bad faith on the part of the airline, and should be subject to even greater penalties if they try to use it as an excuse for not paying IDB compensation.
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