Originally Posted by
tracon
Should the passport info and/or aeroplan profile catch the d.o.b? Even if booked as an adult.
Originally Posted by
WildcatYXU
Even if the child would be booked by mistake as an adult, it should make no difference. AC was in possession of the kid's date of birth, as this is a part of the info that has to be entered into the system during check in. So it may seem that the DOB is not checked when the decision is made on who's going on STBY. And it should be checked, because the adult category starts in AC's booking system at 16 years of age, but leaving a 16 YO behind in the worst case scenario is problematic.
A well designed system would look at stuff like d.o.b. as across-reference before deciding whom to bounce, but that assumes something not in evidence.
It would also create a clever loophole for people to use to avoid getting booted from a flight... if it were to get caught, oops sorry my fat fingers pressed the wrong key. It doesn't seem that AC actually cross references the date of birth with your passport to ensure the info you enter is correct (based on having accidentally entering the wrong date in the past and still getting a boarding pass).