Passengers Checked in More Than 24 Hours Before Flight?
Jan 30, 2013, 3:35 pm
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I saw a similar thing on one of my JFK-LAX (or was it LAX-JFK?) trips and posted the same Q. The reply I got was most likely it was people on connecting flights, and the system automatically checks them in for 2nd leg after they check in for 1st leg.
Jan 30, 2013, 3:39 pm
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Anyone who is on a connecting flight that leaves 4h before that could be already checked-in. Pretty reasonable to expect that there are 16 people traveling from other locales (Europe, Asia) that have already checked-in to their first flight.
Jan 30, 2013, 3:40 pm
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Probably lots of people connecting in. If you're on, let's say AUS-IAH at 4PM, then connecting to your flight, you'll be able to check in for the IAH-RSW flight as well. The 24 hour check in rule is just for your first flight, regardless of how many flights you're connecting to.
Jan 30, 2013, 3:44 pm
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Could be folks on a red-eyes from the west coast as well.
Jan 30, 2013, 3:50 pm
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There not coming from Europe unless they are on a MR!
Just seems like a bunch( 16) of Elites to be going to Fort Myers?
There are only 3 checked in on a similar timed MIA flight and it's 5 time the size of RSW!
Just seems like a bunch( 16) of Elites to be going to Fort Myers?
There are only 3 checked in on a similar timed MIA flight and it's 5 time the size of RSW!
Jan 30, 2013, 4:10 pm
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OP - when you check in at T-24, let us know what sequence number you are - that will tell a lot (assuming your flight number isn't being used already that day for a "direct" flight. Oh - never mind - it is. (SAN-IAH).
Jan 30, 2013, 6:32 pm
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Also first time I've seen people on same PNR list together on UG list.
Jan 30, 2013, 6:48 pm
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Also first time I've seen people on same PNR list together on UG list.
Jan 30, 2013, 7:08 pm
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There is an Arts Festival in Fort Myers (ArtFest) this weekend (February 1-3). A friend of mine in the art industry is heading down there this weekend and he confirmed that his flight is pretty packed in front to RSW as well. That could be a factor which is affecting load. I was heading to FLL the same weekend as Art Basel and didn't clear on a 738 as a 1K. That's typically an easy upgrade for me.
Jan 31, 2013, 10:16 am
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There is an Arts Festival in Fort Myers (ArtFest) this weekend (February 1-3). A friend of mine in the art industry is heading down there this weekend and he confirmed that his flight is pretty packed in front to RSW as well. That could be a factor which is affecting load. I was heading to FLL the same weekend as Art Basel and didn't clear on a 738 as a 1K. That's typically an easy upgrade for me.
I've never seen those kind on numbers on a no Hub-to-Hub flight.
Jan 31, 2013, 10:20 am
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There is an Arts Festival in Fort Myers (ArtFest) this weekend (February 1-3). A friend of mine in the art industry is heading down there this weekend and he confirmed that his flight is pretty packed in front to RSW as well. That could be a factor which is affecting load. I was heading to FLL the same weekend as Art Basel and didn't clear on a 738 as a 1K. That's typically an easy upgrade for me.
Jan 31, 2013, 10:23 am
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Jan 31, 2013, 10:31 am
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I mean 40-80 people deep and I am barely in top ten. Man I miss PMUA.
Jan 31, 2013, 10:36 am
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There has been quite a bit of discussion about this on other threads. The policy as I understand it is if UG's aren't confirmed in advance, then multiple resv on same PNR are split by ticketing agent and each party placed on the UG list per their own status. But there is apparently quite a bit of discretion on the part of staff and so either scenario is possible. My personal opinion is those travelling on the same PNR should be considered one-in-the-same with respect to UGs.
ps - "one and the same" is the correct usage.