1 hour international check is strict
Feb 18, 2018, 8:24 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Blue Ridge, GA
Posts: 5,519
Airlines are free to check/verify customers' docs as late as practicable.
Last edited by LegalTender; Feb 18, 2018 at 8:45 pm
Feb 18, 2018, 9:18 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Atlanta, GA
Programs: DL DM & 5MM, WN
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I have seen Delta be just as strict about 60 minutes. Once I used my status to get a BP printed at exactly 60 minutes and held by the ticket agent while my just-forgotten passport got run in from the curb by a friend. That and two less-fortunate experiences made me add extra time for intl. flights.
Feb 18, 2018, 9:35 pm
#18
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Blue Ridge, GA
Posts: 5,519
Since you had yet to clear security, the airline did you a huge favor. Getting docs checked at the gate in the same window is a different call. At least that's been my experience. Might need 25 minutes to transit counter-to-gate at ATL or JFK.
Feb 18, 2018, 9:51 pm
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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precheck line was empty I would have made it. Oh well live and learn