Originally Posted by
Hipplewm
I know in our small outstation they still cutoff check in and take airport control on time - to prvent the corporate people from doing anything to the flight without calling - that also means that they can't issue bag tags in the normal manner - it means they have to issue like you are checking them in at the gate - I mean in reality it is no different, but it is an extra step and they can certainly deny you if they want.
Yes, that's fair. I was speaking specifically of the kiosks. And, you're right, if the flight is under gate control, I think check-in can be locked out via the kiosks also. However, you should be able to get an agent to override that pretty easily if the delay has been posted.