Red light and the beep… but no op-up?
 

Recently I've been passing through the gate and then I get the red light and the beep. Then I see the agent tapping something on the computer, and rip my board pass along the perforated section.

Expecting a new boarding pass with an upgrade, they give me back my original boarding pass (but they keep half of it).


Anyone know what's up with that?

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Probably some sort of check?

Had that happened to me a couple of times. Once in LAX they were testing a "new system", red light up, agent called supervisor over, supervisor typed something into computer, and actually apologized: "sorry, no op-up, just a false alarm with the new system"

Second time in HKG, they rearranged my seat to the other side of the plane, still aisle, apparently a couple wanted to sit together.

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That always happens when I OLCI. Maybe they need to check my travel document as I skipped that at the check-in counter.

I had that several times too...

Me too. Needed to check passport as I was using e-boarding pass.

Actually red light simply means there's something the gate needs to do, change boarding pass (whether due to op-up or whatever) is just one of the reason you don't get a green light...

Ya Duplicate boarding pass or something simple as scanning the same bp twice.
The second time would cause the red beep

Often I get the red beep when they need to check I have a valid visa for wherever I am going (I used OLCI, so not done it at check in). I've yet to get a gate upgrade on CX.

I got the red beep once to tell me that my request for a seat block in Y was not successful :@

Basically red beep means that there is a message that the gate agent must action before letting you in, or that there is a message that they must convey to you before letting you in.

Could be anything, op-up is only one of the possible reasons.

I would have caused a fuss cos they moved a DM without properly asking you about it first !

I thought about that, but then again I got virtually the same seat just the other side of the aisle, I'm sure whoever authorized the seat switch thought the same too.

But yes, had I been with my family and got separated then I would of threw a fuss.

That's very nice of them... At least they tell you before boarding... Most of the time I won't know my request failed until someone stood next to me and starring at the seat next to me...

Red light definitely can be anything. One time I snatched BN1 on CX884, the red light came up. I also thought it was an opup especially since I had BN1, turns out that it was an extra security screening inside the jet bridge on top of the US-bound secondary check already conducted prior to boarding.