Stowaway - Flight 1683 SLC- Austin
Mar 23, 2024, 12:49 pm
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On my DL flight two weeks ago, I got up before boarding closed to quickly use the lav and they shut the main boarding door while I was in the lavatory. FA was standing in the front galley when I went into the lav so they clearly knew someone was in the lav before closing the door.
Mar 23, 2024, 12:52 pm
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On my DL flight two weeks ago, I got up before boarding closed to quickly use the lav and they shut the main boarding door while I was in the lavatory. FA was standing in the front galley when I went into the lav so they clearly knew someone was in the lav before closing the door.
Mar 23, 2024, 4:59 pm
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I used to work for a company - in the division - responsible for billions of QR and traditional barcodes - so I know how this works.
But taking a non-blurry photo of a barcode at distance is an art and a talent.
Mar 23, 2024, 5:35 pm
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gets into airport == gets past TSA
Mar 23, 2024, 10:41 pm
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I can't even get my legit ON-DEVICE barcodes to work most of the time.
I used to work for a company - in the division - responsible for billions of QR and traditional barcodes - so I know how this works.
But taking a non-blurry photo of a barcode at distance is an art and a talent.
I used to work for a company - in the division - responsible for billions of QR and traditional barcodes - so I know how this works.
But taking a non-blurry photo of a barcode at distance is an art and a talent.
However that has no bearing on the GA taking/not taking it. As long as it cam be scanned, they're not going to care.
Mar 24, 2024, 9:23 am
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Mar 24, 2024, 9:26 am
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Mar 24, 2024, 11:12 am
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We already covered this. At SLC and many Delta airports, you scan your phone face down so the agent wouldn't have seen the screen.
Mar 24, 2024, 1:21 pm
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Mar 24, 2024, 3:26 pm
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Mar 24, 2024, 10:33 pm
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Lol, but wouldn't help if the flight was filled at the end with standby/non-revs.
Mar 25, 2024, 10:16 am
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Am I correct in assuming that a Southwest buddy pass would have let him board any flight that had space on that day? Then, why didn't he fly from SLC to, say, Houston Hobby and then try there for a flight where there would be greater frequency?
Mar 25, 2024, 10:20 am
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Not sure of WN process. However most airlines, changing to a connection would require the buddy rebooking the standby to reflect additional taxes/fees.