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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
As some others mentioned, it should be at the agent's discretion.
As a back-up, I would advise you to check-in online as generally when flying QR, the online check-in - bag drop off queue is much emptier than the regular Economy counters.