Use of epass now requires flight number
Jul 23, 2010, 3:02 pm
#3
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
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Same, My mind was like um what flight am I on. Lucky I had my mPass on my iphone so I could look it up.
I had real trouble this morning getting in to the AKL KC with my ePass, I take it once you have a boarding pass now, you can't use your ePass?
I had real trouble this morning getting in to the AKL KC with my ePass, I take it once you have a boarding pass now, you can't use your ePass?
Jul 23, 2010, 4:09 pm
#5
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: QF Gold
Posts: 1,242
It is ridiculous, I wouldn't expect anyone other than a travelnerd (i.e. anyone who doesn't use this site) to remember that. I wonder how that adds anymore security-anyone devious enough to steal your epass to travel under your name would be able to work out that detail quite easily anyhow.
I guess it makes the epass useless if you don't have lounge access (i.e. silver).
I guess it makes the epass useless if you don't have lounge access (i.e. silver).
Jul 23, 2010, 5:14 pm
#8
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Auckland, NZ
Posts: 929
where did you have to entre your flight number? kiosks?
i used my epass at kiosks to print out my boarding pass(es), entre nothing apart from scan my epass, same at the AKL and WLG lounge and at the gate.
the gatepass now printes out NZ*E, but the 'normal' boarding passes still only prints NZ*G
i used my epass at kiosks to print out my boarding pass(es), entre nothing apart from scan my epass, same at the AKL and WLG lounge and at the gate.
the gatepass now printes out NZ*E, but the 'normal' boarding passes still only prints NZ*G
Jul 23, 2010, 5:35 pm
#9
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
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where did you have to entre your flight number? kiosks?
i used my epass at kiosks to print out my boarding pass(es), entre nothing apart from scan my epass, same at the AKL and WLG lounge and at the gate.
the gatepass now printes out NZ*E, but the 'normal' boarding passes still only prints NZ*G
i used my epass at kiosks to print out my boarding pass(es), entre nothing apart from scan my epass, same at the AKL and WLG lounge and at the gate.
the gatepass now printes out NZ*E, but the 'normal' boarding passes still only prints NZ*G
Jul 23, 2010, 10:19 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: AKL
Programs: NZ*S & Koru, QF, VA, Accor, Marriot
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Kiosk in CHC wouldn't work at all with my ePass this afternoon, although interestingly the slip it printed telling me to go and see someone at the counter did show my flight number on it, which I hadn't had to enter. Guy at the counter couldn't find any reason for it not working.
Sounds like there may be some teething problems with the update perhaps?
Sounds like there may be some teething problems with the update perhaps?
Jul 23, 2010, 10:46 pm
#11
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I'll try again at the gate when I board in 30 minutes and see what happens then. (I have not been near any other check-in device/terminal/method.)
*Maybe these posts belong in their very own thread?
Last edited by serfty; Jul 23, 2010 at 10:59 pm