Benefit of checking in at home [OLCI]
Mar 18, 2015, 8:03 pm
#17
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: PSP
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, United
Posts: 1,081
If I print BP at home I can see if I got TSA Pre Check. If not then I can get agent to reissue BP and maybe get access to Pre Check lane.
Mar 18, 2015, 8:09 pm
#18
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: CoUniHound 1K 1MM, AA EXP 2MM, DL Plat, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,625
Mar 19, 2015, 8:23 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EP 3MM, UA Silver, Bonvoy LT TIT, Hyatt Explorist, HH Silver, Caesars PLT
Posts: 7,259
But I will say, it's worth not having to worry whether or not I'll have PreCheck - signing up for GE was the single best thing I have done to improve my travel experience (so much better than the 60%-70% success rate I had with the FF version through AA). Plus, I get PreCheck when I fly WN or UA.
Mar 19, 2015, 10:20 am
#20
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SAN
Programs: AA Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, DL Gold
Posts: 1,200
Even when you have a Trusted Traveler number the airline IT sometimes messes up and it doesn't appear on your BP. In these cases you have to get it reprinted so that it is corrected. I've had this happen a few times on both AA and DL, but it's not that often.
Mar 19, 2015, 11:07 am
#21
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EP 3MM, UA Silver, Bonvoy LT TIT, Hyatt Explorist, HH Silver, Caesars PLT
Posts: 7,259
I've had GE for about 15 months now and haven't missed getting PreCheck once on AA, UA, or WN.
Mar 19, 2015, 1:42 pm
#22
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hilton Diamond, Marriot Titanium
Posts: 288
Mar 20, 2015, 1:29 pm
#23
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, UA Silver, Hilton Gold, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 1,509
Airline IT messed up for me once...by IT I mean an agent misentered my TT #!
A big reason for me is that it helps me catch any issues with the reservation/ticket. For example, I recently was on an international ticket that involved a flight that had been moved due to DFW snowstorm. When I went to check-in online, the option was not available. I called in and was able to have the issue fixed in a half hour or so...had I shown up at the airport with the issue, who knows how long it could have taken to fix!
A big reason for me is that it helps me catch any issues with the reservation/ticket. For example, I recently was on an international ticket that involved a flight that had been moved due to DFW snowstorm. When I went to check-in online, the option was not available. I called in and was able to have the issue fixed in a half hour or so...had I shown up at the airport with the issue, who knows how long it could have taken to fix!
Mar 20, 2015, 4:54 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHL
Programs: AA - Plat, HHonors - Diamond, IHG - Plat, Marriott - Gold, National - Exec, Amtrak - Select, NEXUS
Posts: 1,075
I do OLCI at earliest opportunity even if I can't print a BP. US prioritizes IDB by reverse order of check-in (and some allowance for status as well as far as I know). Not sure if AA is same.
Was at a gate eavesdropping on pax in front of me who was complaining that he ALWAYS gets threatened with IDB. "I don't know why this always happens when I fly US ... I'm never flying US again, etc." I'm guessing he did counter check-in at the deadline regularly and had no status. If he wasn't so rude to the GA I would have passed on some wisdom about OLCI ... but no.
Having a BP prior to arriving at the airport allows me to skip a line (since I never check bags when travelling without Mrs. pa3lsvt) and head right to the checkpoint. Even if I plan to do a Move Up, if the station has a club I can get that done there (after TSA) instead of at the ticket counter. Lines are always shorter at the club.
Was at a gate eavesdropping on pax in front of me who was complaining that he ALWAYS gets threatened with IDB. "I don't know why this always happens when I fly US ... I'm never flying US again, etc." I'm guessing he did counter check-in at the deadline regularly and had no status. If he wasn't so rude to the GA I would have passed on some wisdom about OLCI ... but no.
Having a BP prior to arriving at the airport allows me to skip a line (since I never check bags when travelling without Mrs. pa3lsvt) and head right to the checkpoint. Even if I plan to do a Move Up, if the station has a club I can get that done there (after TSA) instead of at the ticket counter. Lines are always shorter at the club.