Check bags 4+ hrs before departure?
Jun 13, 2019, 9:34 pm
#16
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I guess it's a security measure? Otherwise anyone that has a matching record number and passenger name can check a bag, potentially sending something onboard without even being identified.
Jun 14, 2019, 10:49 am
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If you can structure it so that it's more work for them to not accept it, maybe they'll accept it.
Jun 14, 2019, 10:57 am
#18
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No, they just wouldn’t scan it and told me to come back at T-4. I think the tags are “inactive” by default when printed, and are only activated once scanned by an agent, at which point they also ask for ID.
Jun 19, 2019, 12:44 am
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I wish I could report back on my bag check experience today... but at HNL in the afternoon someone's laptop in a carry-on bag exploded and the whole airport was evacuated, so I didn't get to check bags 4+ hours before my flight in the chaos. Alas, guess I'll find out another time!
Jun 20, 2019, 10:08 pm
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I wish I could report back on my bag check experience today... but at HNL in the afternoon someone's laptop in a carry-on bag exploded and the whole airport was evacuated, so I didn't get to check bags 4+ hours before my flight in the chaos. Alas, guess I'll find out another time!