Continental tests 'self-boarding' at Houston airport
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Continental tests 'self-boarding' at Houston airport
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It does seem rather inefficient to pay a person to stand there and scan each passengers boarding pass when most of them could scan them on their own.
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I also like airports like HKG where airlines can have 5-6 pretty young bodies standing there at each gate to scan boarding passes. Well, keep unemployment low. All we need is lower minimum wage and less benefits.
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I can only hope that this will keep people with over-sized Carry on luggage from getting it on board.
Also it could help keep fat people off the plane
Also it could help keep fat people off the plane
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I would love it if a loud buzzer will go off when someone tries to board before his/her row is called; or a peasant trying to walk the blue carpet.
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As noted in the article Lufthansa has this. My experience has been that it is AWFUL. A huge elbow throwing scrum develops around the self boarding gates which no one ever seems to be able to use properly.
I can just see this at CO: as a group of self entitled people without elite access try to board, jam up the line, and have to either be processed through or backed out of the line (yes I know this happens now, but there's someone there).
With Lufthansa, I've always used the "manual" line which is typically very empty since everyone seems to want to go through the gates.
I can just see this at CO: as a group of self entitled people without elite access try to board, jam up the line, and have to either be processed through or backed out of the line (yes I know this happens now, but there's someone there).
With Lufthansa, I've always used the "manual" line which is typically very empty since everyone seems to want to go through the gates.
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I can just see this at CO: as a group of self entitled people without elite access try to board, jam up the line, and have to either be processed through or backed out of the line (yes I know this happens now, but there's someone there).
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My experience on LH was quite different. I used it on my last FRA-JFK flight and had no problems at all. Certainly no scrum at the gates.
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All they need is a groin puncher for those who board before their row is called