FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Check-in snafu @YVR; was it UA's fault?
View Single Post
Old Feb 22, 2018 | 10:32 am
  #22  
reclusive46
10 Countries Visited20 Countries Visited30 Countries Visited10 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Canada
Programs: BA Gold (OWE), Star Alliance Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,194
Originally Posted by NikoGoutakolis
I’ve heard of the counters working and the kiosks not, and I’ve heard of them both being down, but never the counters down and the kiosk up.

What would have happened if some oddball showed up with a paper ticket, or a minor, or someone looking to buy a ticket? Or, what about a SSSS passenger that the kiosk rejects? That could have created a very dicey situation....
I don’t know about United but I know Americans kiosks have an operator mode (so all those things can still be done at them)
reclusive46 is offline