Originally Posted by
RobOnLI
Just got an email from United saying my flight this evening is delayed. They delayed it 6 hours before departure which is fantastic. First time in many years I've gotten a proactive delay notification. However, the email says absolutely nothing about the baggage check-in time (and it won't matter to me this trip as I'm not checking a bag).
As many on FT will tell you, it's best to err on the side of caution. United may (and can) deny your baggage check if you check in after the original cut off time of the flight regardless of how ridiculous the rule is. Most agents may not give you an issue but the kiosk may prevent you from checking a bag. Just last year I missed baggage check-in cut off time by 4 minutes because of a late arriving bus to IAD. The Premier Access agent overrode it and printed me a tag without problem. But this was an on-time flight.
-RM
And that reminds me of another story back in the day. Wasn't a delay, but wife was trying to go through EWR security in the very early days of mobile BPs - this was with CO. She had a T-mobile Dash device, and for whatever reason....I think it was bad screen resolution....the TSA couldn't read the barcode. She went back to the kiosk so she could get a printed BP, but because she had just missed the check in window, the kiosk wouldn't give her one...even though she was already checked in. I remember us trying to flag down an agent, which took a few minutes but agent was able to print it. Thankfully, everyone's devices and mobile BPs are much better these days.