self boarding gates are here
Jan 28, 2017, 5:07 am
#31
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If it does free up staff, they'll be sent home on redundancy. All part of the the enhancements Cruz is planning
Jan 28, 2017, 5:12 am
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I think the matching on domestics has been automatic for a long time. At the gate the light on the camera turns green once its matched you and the agent can go ahead with the boarding pass scan
Jan 28, 2017, 5:15 am
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We must have been stood more or less right next to each other... I was also on that flight, and posted more or less the same thoughts on Twitter. I didn't see the signs though.
https://twitter.com/jamesw85562/stat...54404269264897
https://twitter.com/jamesw85562/stat...54404269264897
Jan 28, 2017, 6:01 am
#34
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I don't think anything will change from passenger's perspective. We might clear BP check faster, but the real bottleneck is inside the jetbridge and inside the aircraft itself, because some people are so slow in accommodating their baggage and settling down. This is why I either come before boarding starts, or at the very end.
Jan 28, 2017, 6:22 am
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IF remaining headcount is non-zero and
IF the technology works and
IF BA stop treating status pax with indifference bordering on contempt and
IF the staff deign to do useful work
then it could be a plus... quite a lot of ifs there though
Jan 28, 2017, 6:22 am
#36
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I've used them in New Zealand however I believe they are only used for domestic flights. There was an agent in attendance just in case an idiot like me came along.
As it was a one class flight on a prop plane with boarding using the rear door those seated in the front rows were called first.
As it was a one class flight on a prop plane with boarding using the rear door those seated in the front rows were called first.
Jan 28, 2017, 8:13 am
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We must have been stood more or less right next to each other... I was also on that flight, and posted more or less the same thoughts on Twitter. I didn't see the signs though.
https://twitter.com/jamesw85562/stat...54404269264897
https://twitter.com/jamesw85562/stat...54404269264897
agreed. I cannot see how you could have a boarding gate without an agent who can help out / get involved.
lol. weren't we just talking about our dear friend Tobias only last night over dinner?
good point!
Jan 28, 2017, 9:53 am
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Jan 28, 2017, 10:06 am
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This is the way it should be. All gates should be like this, every single one.
Certain areas should have people in them, and they can move gate to gate or assistance or If there are any delays or issues.
Certain areas should have people in them, and they can move gate to gate or assistance or If there are any delays or issues.
Jan 28, 2017, 10:08 am
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Not really possible for international flights from the UK since a passport/visa check is required and that can only really be done by a human, hence why these gates would only be used for domestic flights.
Jan 28, 2017, 10:28 am
#42
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Just imagine; one will soon be able to go from self check-in to your selected seat and fly to your destination of choice without any vocal interaction whatsoever between self and any British Airways employee.
The future has arrived and I for one do not embrace it.
The future has arrived and I for one do not embrace it.
Jan 28, 2017, 12:32 pm
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Jan 28, 2017, 2:45 pm
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Jan 28, 2017, 2:56 pm
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And on a plane with no pilot!