New OLCI BP format
Feb 5, 2012, 3:36 pm
#76
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To much fuss is being made over a new boarding pass. A boarding pass is a boarding pass for cripes sake. who really cares what it looks like? It could be in Chineese for all I care. I rarely even pay attention to it. All I really need is the airport monitor for the gate and the GIDS if I'm not upgraded.
I would think DL would be less focused on older hard-copy BP technology, and more focused on digital (smart phone/text/email based BP technology). As a resident of what is considered a very tech-forward city, I'm rather embarrassed to walk through ABIA with a printed BP.
Feb 5, 2012, 3:53 pm
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Feb 5, 2012, 4:30 pm
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Feb 5, 2012, 4:31 pm
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My international BP's usually come out with "INTL - CHECK PASSPORT" or "INTL - DOCS OK" on them, depending on if I've been through an agent or not.
Feb 5, 2012, 10:15 pm
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+1
Feb 6, 2012, 12:48 am
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Feb 6, 2012, 12:50 am
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Feb 8, 2012, 1:11 pm
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Maybe let the security folks know you're changing the design...
I had a really annoying experience today at MEX. I'm on DL514 to SLC and I checked in online, and elected to print my boarding pass at the kiosk since I had nothing to check. My traveling companion couldn't get the kiosk to scan his passport so I followed him up to the counter, where he got the old school looking boarding pass. Since I was at the Diamond/SP counter I figured I'd just double check with the agent to make certain I was good to go with my "nuevo" boarding pass the kiosk spit out. She said no problem.
So once I get to the checkpoint where they check your passport, boarding card the two officers told me i needed to go back and get a "boarding pass" I explained to them kindly that it was in fact my boarding pass and It was from the kiosk machine. I said the woman at the counter said it was just fine. They weren't going to have it. I told them I wasn't going to go back I showed them it said "boarding pass" even in the tiny print thats used, and I showed the flight number, date, cities, etc. I told them to go check with someone else because I was 100% certain it was a legitimate boarding pass, after many many minutes the officer came back and apologized and told me it was ok. <sigh> Just like Delta to reprogram their kiosk to spit out a new design and not have something for the security folks to refer to to know that what it was was legitimate.
So once I get to the checkpoint where they check your passport, boarding card the two officers told me i needed to go back and get a "boarding pass" I explained to them kindly that it was in fact my boarding pass and It was from the kiosk machine. I said the woman at the counter said it was just fine. They weren't going to have it. I told them I wasn't going to go back I showed them it said "boarding pass" even in the tiny print thats used, and I showed the flight number, date, cities, etc. I told them to go check with someone else because I was 100% certain it was a legitimate boarding pass, after many many minutes the officer came back and apologized and told me it was ok. <sigh> Just like Delta to reprogram their kiosk to spit out a new design and not have something for the security folks to refer to to know that what it was was legitimate.
Feb 8, 2012, 1:16 pm
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I had a really annoying experience today at MEX. I'm on DL514 to SLC and I checked in online, and elected to print my boarding pass at the kiosk since I had nothing to check. My traveling companion couldn't get the kiosk to scan his passport so I followed him up to the counter, where he got the old school looking boarding pass. Since I was at the Diamond/SP counter I figured I'd just double check with the agent to make certain I was good to go with my "nuevo" boarding pass the kiosk spit out. She said no problem.
So once I get to the checkpoint where they check your passport, boarding card the two officers told me i needed to go back and get a "boarding pass" I explained to them kindly that it was in fact my boarding pass and It was from the kiosk machine. I said the woman at the counter said it was just fine. They weren't going to have it. I told them I wasn't going to go back I showed them it said "boarding pass" even in the tiny print thats used, and I showed the flight number, date, cities, etc. I told them to go check with someone else because I was 100% certain it was a legitimate boarding pass, after many many minutes the officer came back and apologized and told me it was ok. <sigh> Just like Delta to reprogram their kiosk to spit out a new design and not have something for the security folks to refer to to know that what it was was legitimate.
So once I get to the checkpoint where they check your passport, boarding card the two officers told me i needed to go back and get a "boarding pass" I explained to them kindly that it was in fact my boarding pass and It was from the kiosk machine. I said the woman at the counter said it was just fine. They weren't going to have it. I told them I wasn't going to go back I showed them it said "boarding pass" even in the tiny print thats used, and I showed the flight number, date, cities, etc. I told them to go check with someone else because I was 100% certain it was a legitimate boarding pass, after many many minutes the officer came back and apologized and told me it was ok. <sigh> Just like Delta to reprogram their kiosk to spit out a new design and not have something for the security folks to refer to to know that what it was was legitimate.
Feb 9, 2012, 3:27 pm
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Feb 9, 2012, 3:56 pm
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May 3, 2012, 12:43 pm
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Delta reaching back into NWA's past for an enhancement
In good news for those who are forced to use paper boarding passes, Delta tells the WSJ that it will soon roll out a single boarding pass for multiple legs/flights. No longer will you have three boarding passes for three flights.
May 3, 2012, 12:46 pm
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Already announced here about 2 months ago: http://blog.delta.com/2012/02/01/new...irport-kiosks/
And discussed here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...bp-format.html
And discussed here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...bp-format.html
May 3, 2012, 12:49 pm
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May 3, 2012, 3:26 pm
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Already announced here about 2 months ago: http://blog.delta.com/2012/02/01/new...irport-kiosks/
And discussed here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...bp-format.html
And discussed here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...bp-format.html
Plus, this article actually references Delta as saying the multi-flights/single boarding pass is almost here versus it's an improvement coming, just like the award calendar...and last time I checked, it doesn't work, still.