Originally Posted by
Seat13F_AC_CRJ
It was a couple of years ago, but I had a very, very similar situation at YOW transborder. When I collected my BP from the check-in desk and turned around to meet a friend at a coffee shop, I was told that I could not do that as once I was processed at the desk, I had to go through to security. After a brief discussion, I believe the solution was to leave my BP at the desk, and to collect it after I had finished my coffee.
So there must be some element of procedure or (out-dated) policy behind the confused messages emanating from AC. In other worlds, there is some consistency in their inconsistency.
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13F
But electronic boarding passes are permitted, so it makes no sense that I can't have a boarding pass.
What about when I fly YOW-YYZ-SFO? I get my YYZ-SFO in YOW. And I certainly don't go straight through preclearance.
In fact, I've been given ZRH-YYZ-SFO in ZRH, and then gone out of the airport for lunch on the layover.
Originally Posted by
YVR72
Isn't is 2016? Why would you need a printed boarding pass the day before your flight?
Do we even need boarding passes at all other than to get through security? I find that often the GAs don't even look at my boarding pass if I call out my seat number instead - sometimes they even thank me.
I assume you're referring to the OP, and not the latest incident.
I'd respond to you, but I've already answered all your questions upthread.
And none of your questions are remotely relevant. I asked for a BP, and the agent was stupid and refused.