"This is not a Boarding Pass" - What is required for international online checkin?
Dec 1, 2014, 3:17 pm
#316
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: NYC
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"This is not a boarding pass" is more related to "selective" security screening. I am currently on NRT-EWR and encountered this. When I received my BP at the airport it had the infamous "SSSS" and when scanned the scanner beeped and indicated "selective". I also noticed that the GA scanning BPs had a handwritten list of about 6 seat assigments entitled "selective". My seat was on the list.
Dec 4, 2014, 1:18 am
#320
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: TLL
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I've had the yellow screen of death issue a few times now when flying EWR > FRA > TLL, but not when connecting to more "familiar" places like BRU or NCE. And each time the agent had never heard of Estonia and insisted on reading through each page of the TIMATIC screen while pawing through my passport looking for the visa that is of course not required. Had the same passport in the (pmCO) system for some time, too.
On the plus side, have gotten Pre-Check each of these instances, making up some of the time spent explaining that TLL is in Schengen and not, say, Russia
On the plus side, have gotten Pre-Check each of these instances, making up some of the time spent explaining that TLL is in Schengen and not, say, Russia
Dec 4, 2014, 3:38 pm
#321
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Dec 4, 2014, 3:40 pm
#322
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If you haven't flown with UA for awhile this is likely the "we need to see your passport once in awhile" nuisance rather than the SSSS, but it could be either.
Dec 4, 2014, 4:27 pm
#324
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Washington, DC
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Posts: 7,418
Received "This is not a Boarding Pass" at OLCI for my flight to China tomorrow. Is the issue that UA hasn't seen my Chinese Visa before? Passport name/information is stored in my profile, and both match my ticket. I have traveled internationally before on this passport with UA.
Is there any work around? Or just deal with it at the airport?
Is there any work around? Or just deal with it at the airport?
Dec 4, 2014, 6:28 pm
#325
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: EUG,KF,HKG.....
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 57
It turned out to be SSSS didn't notice any different didn't get any special pat down or anything at HKG. First time I've gotten it though. I was able to checkin and get a boarding pass for my domestic flight out of SFO granted on a different carrier.
Last edited by SOORBraves; Dec 4, 2014 at 7:52 pm
Dec 5, 2014, 6:45 pm
#327
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Dec 6, 2014, 8:03 am
#328
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Dec 26, 2014, 2:29 pm
#330
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