Originally Posted by
imverge
See if he can do self-check-in without seeing AC agent.
Boarding gate will just look at passport photo to confirm ID.
Good Luck.
I'm sure that when you do self-check-in the document verification stage with the TA or GA scans the passport. If it has been verified, they might only do a quick check of the picture.
However: getting on the plane is only half the problem. You might well be stuck pre-customs in one of the airports (IDK where, or how often, one clears customs on that routing). The local border guards would for sure check the expiry date. And tend not to like things that expire so soon.