BN question
Jan 22, 2012 | 4:44 am
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BN question
Im off to DPS this week and logged on exactly as the online check in kicked in 48 hours before, looking for a BN of 1 or so. For some reason my BN was 44. Any ideas how this was the case?
Jan 22, 2012 | 5:09 am
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What is this obsession with bn1
Jan 22, 2012 | 6:02 am
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Jan 22, 2012 | 6:04 am
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Jan 22, 2012 | 6:50 am
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As for BN I am not 100% convinced that it really affects the opup that much
I have been bn2xx for the last few flights and had opup on them
Jan 22, 2012 | 8:20 am
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Nope....simply not true. If your first sector is 48 hours out, and the second one is say 52 hours out (or any amount over 48 hours), even if it's on the same itinerary only the first flight is available for OLCI. Each sector must be 48 hours out or less.
Jan 22, 2012 | 9:25 am
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Most likely because of tour groups. They want to make sure they can seat together.
Jan 22, 2012 | 12:46 pm
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That is what I remember too.
Jan 22, 2012 | 5:49 pm
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Thanks guys for the suggestions. If a tour group I wonder how 44 sets of data could be entered in the time it took me to do just one? Anyway, just curious, thanks.
Jan 22, 2012 | 6:30 pm
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I'm not sure. I know when I've traveled with 3 or 4 people at the same time before, I can check in for all of us at the same time. So maybe a TA managed to do some massive check-in for 44 people? I'm not sure, to be honest (although I am sure that it wasn't pax on connecting flights checking in before the 48 hours, as suggested earlier).
Jan 22, 2012 | 11:22 pm
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They can even issue 44 sets of boarding passes and baggage tags before the group arrives at the airport.
Jan 23, 2012 | 10:14 am
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Not sure if it is related - I read from the newspaper that from this year tour group operators can give the travellers' passports to airlines 'a few days' before departure for speedier check-in.