Tracking you through the airport
Jan 26, 2015, 5:43 pm
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But that's just me.
Jan 26, 2015, 5:45 pm
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In all seriousness, what if that person were a SE and protected? Would that happen?
Jan 26, 2015, 6:11 pm
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I have been "protected" on flight before due to mis-connects and IRROPS but if I wasn't near the gate when my BP was ready, it was given away, and I have seen BP's for other "protected" flyers given away when they didn't show up when their name was called.
Jan 27, 2015, 12:59 am
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They usually repeat that 2 or 3 times.
Jan 27, 2015, 4:15 am
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They are not being nice....it's more a pain to pull their bags off the plane so they really want those people to show up...
Jan 27, 2015, 7:00 am
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I always wondered.
What happens if you don't show up?
Why would someone go through the trouble of going to the airport, check in luggage, wait around an hour, and then randomly decide to not board? lol
What happens if you don't show up?
Why would someone go through the trouble of going to the airport, check in luggage, wait around an hour, and then randomly decide to not board? lol
Jan 27, 2015, 7:10 am
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They find your bags and yank them from the aircraft. In case you checked in a bomb, I presume
Jan 27, 2015, 7:15 am
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Jan 27, 2015, 7:31 am
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About 10 minutes later, I'm walking by gate XXX and the same 3 knuckleheads are arguing with a GA, basically verbally abusing her because they missed their flight.
It was my pleasure to lean over and mention to the boys that I heard a page, naming all three' twice, in the bar. The look on the face of the GA was priceless.
Jan 27, 2015, 7:33 am
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I was at ORD a few years ago. At an airport bar watching football waiting for a flight. Next to me were 3 knuckleheads drinking and laughing. I heard 3 people getting paged at least twice for a final boarding at gate XXX.
About 10 minutes later, I'm walking by gate XXX and the same 3 knuckleheads are arguing with a GA, basically verbally abusing her because they missed their flight.
It was my pleasure to lean over and mention to the boys that I heard a page, naming all three' twice, in the bar. The look on the face of the GA was priceless.
About 10 minutes later, I'm walking by gate XXX and the same 3 knuckleheads are arguing with a GA, basically verbally abusing her because they missed their flight.
It was my pleasure to lean over and mention to the boys that I heard a page, naming all three' twice, in the bar. The look on the face of the GA was priceless.
what happens? In your case, did they get another BP there? Do they forfeit their ticket? And how does one claim baggage? I presume through the lost baggage claim (but it's not lost? - scratches head). Do they bring the bag right back to the gate (boarding area?) 
Jan 27, 2015, 8:13 am
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It happened during my early days of flying, luggage was pulled and inspected I presume (the contents were not placed the same way I originally packed them), I was put on a new flight ~10 hours later in the day (punishment, maybe?) sitting in the far back of the bus. Other than that I was no worse for wear.
I don't know what happens today, it has been decades I last checked a bag, but I have missed more than a few flights.
Jan 27, 2015, 8:20 am
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No arguments, but as mentioned by the flier who doesn't fly a whole lot what happens? In your case, did they get another BP there? Do they forfeit their ticket? And how does one claim baggage? I presume through the lost baggage claim (but it's not lost? - scratches head). Do they bring the bag right back to the gate (boarding area?)
what happens? In your case, did they get another BP there? Do they forfeit their ticket? And how does one claim baggage? I presume through the lost baggage claim (but it's not lost? - scratches head). Do they bring the bag right back to the gate (boarding area?) Having never been a guy who gets paged multiple times and missed for my own reasons, i don't know what the usual procedure is.
Any luggage would be collected at luggage claim, I believe, as I have had to cancel a flight mid-way. Oddly, enough, the guy at luggage said he couldn't release the luggage and the bags would need to travel to their final destination. (which ironically goes against bags not travelling with the passenger on board, so I guess there's extra screening for those bags).
Jan 27, 2015, 9:22 pm
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Oct 8, 2015, 4:40 pm
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Reading through the Poppi stuff reminded me of this.
It could use some UI love, but the GA can clearly tell if you're at the gate or if you've been at the gate, and has a way to send messages to passengers.
It could use some UI love, but the GA can clearly tell if you're at the gate or if you've been at the gate, and has a way to send messages to passengers.