EasyCheckin Intelligence
Apr 16, 2003 | 12:23 am
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EasyCheckin Intelligence
As I snapped up a $138 MKE-SEA fare for a quick MR and visit to Boeing in a few weeks, I'm curious to try using EasyCheckin at ORD (to get the 500 bonus miles, of course), and then drive on up to MKE to board the plane.
Do you think this will work? Or are Easy Checkin modules "intelligent" enough to know I'm checking in at the wrong airport?
Do you think this will work? Or are Easy Checkin modules "intelligent" enough to know I'm checking in at the wrong airport?
Apr 16, 2003 | 1:05 am
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EZ would definitely figure it out.
Apr 16, 2003 | 1:24 am
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Apr 16, 2003 | 3:28 am
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On the same note, if I checkin using Easy and need to interline a bag onto US Shuttle, can the agent override what Easy did and reissue my bag tag? (Don't want to lug the bag around LGA, but want the 500 miles 
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Apr 16, 2003 | 4:48 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UNITED959:
As I snapped up a $138 MKE-SEA fare for a quick MR and visit to Boeing in a few weeks, I'm curious to try using EasyCheckin at ORD (to get the 500 bonus miles, of course), and then drive on up to MKE to board the plane.
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As I snapped up a $138 MKE-SEA fare for a quick MR and visit to Boeing in a few weeks, I'm curious to try using EasyCheckin at ORD (to get the 500 bonus miles, of course), and then drive on up to MKE to board the plane.
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Apr 16, 2003 | 6:29 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Starman:
Just out of curiosity, how much will it cost you to park at ORD, and gas for the roundtrip drive? Can this possibly offset 500 miles?</font>
Just out of curiosity, how much will it cost you to park at ORD, and gas for the roundtrip drive? Can this possibly offset 500 miles?</font>
(1) I'm dragging another person along with me, so he can wait in the car curbside while I check in. It's what traveling companions are for.
(2) Even if I were traveling solo, ORD parking gives you 10 free minutes before charges being to incur. In the past, I have checked in and returned to my office (when I worked nearby) without getting a charge. Park on the "Blackhawks level" if possible. In the pedestrian sky bridge connecting the parking garage to the UA terminal is a bank of ~10 Easy Checkins. Throw in the CC and grab the BP...one can be out of there in under 10 minutes!
BTW, gas is a non-issue as I'll essentially be driving past ORD en route from my house to MKE!!
Apr 16, 2003 | 7:22 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UNITED959:
Free! For two reasons:
(1) I'm dragging another person along with me, so he can wait in the car curbside while I check in. It's what traveling companions are for.
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Free! For two reasons:
(1) I'm dragging another person along with me, so he can wait in the car curbside while I check in. It's what traveling companions are for.
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Apr 16, 2003 | 8:35 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UNITED959:
As I snapped up a $138 MKE-SEA fare for a quick MR and visit to Boeing in a few weeks, I'm curious to try using EasyCheckin at ORD (to get the 500 bonus miles, of course), and then drive on up to MKE to board the plane.
Do you think this will work? Or are Easy Checkin modules "intelligent" enough to know I'm checking in at the wrong airport? </font>
As I snapped up a $138 MKE-SEA fare for a quick MR and visit to Boeing in a few weeks, I'm curious to try using EasyCheckin at ORD (to get the 500 bonus miles, of course), and then drive on up to MKE to board the plane.
Do you think this will work? Or are Easy Checkin modules "intelligent" enough to know I'm checking in at the wrong airport? </font>
I would call UA and see if you can change the itin. so that you start in ORD. Failing that I would imagine EZ Chicken (cluck) would figure it out. This brings up an interesting question: if EZ Chicken doesn't work, could you be manually checked in from ORD even though your itin. starts in MKE? Anyone know how that would work?
By the way, if you earned EZ Chicken bonus miles druing the last promo period, you are NOT eligible for bonus miles under this promotion. New users only. So sayeth United.
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Apr 16, 2003 | 8:53 am
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Hmm... wouldn't it be easier to ask the agent in MKE to check you in to ORD only and then hop in to the RCC or out to the EZ Checkin bank to check-in for the rest of your itinerary? Wouldn't that work?
Apr 16, 2003 | 9:02 am
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As I recall the bonus for easycheckin is limited for ... (5) times? Checkin in ORD over 100 times a year I forgot when I last saw a bonus for that trick.
This easycheckin is smart or dumb, depending on anyone's opinion. In case of change in itin or seat or other irregularity it refers you to the CSR.
This easycheckin is smart or dumb, depending on anyone's opinion. In case of change in itin or seat or other irregularity it refers you to the CSR.
Apr 16, 2003 | 9:08 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UNITED959:
I'm curious to try using EasyCheckin at ORD (to get the 500 bonus miles, of course), and then drive on up to MKE to board the plane.
Do you think this will work?</font>
I'm curious to try using EasyCheckin at ORD (to get the 500 bonus miles, of course), and then drive on up to MKE to board the plane.
Do you think this will work?</font>
Mr. EasyCheckin happily printed my SEA-SFO-ORD BPs, but refused to print ORD-SFO ones. Also tried a machine in the center "nexus" at SFO, and it said "no dice".
So I just walked across the C terminal in ORD and checked-in at the gate (this was before ORD stopped gate check-ins).
Apr 16, 2003 | 10:57 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SEA_Tigger:
Based on personal experience, it will not. I had a SEA-SFO-ORD flight in December 2002 with an immediate return on an ORD-SFO flight.
Mr. EasyCheckin happily printed my SEA-SFO-ORD BPs, but refused to print ORD-SFO ones. Also tried a machine in the center "nexus" at SFO, and it said "no dice".
So I just walked across the C terminal in ORD and checked-in at the gate (this was before ORD stopped gate check-ins).
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Based on personal experience, it will not. I had a SEA-SFO-ORD flight in December 2002 with an immediate return on an ORD-SFO flight.
Mr. EasyCheckin happily printed my SEA-SFO-ORD BPs, but refused to print ORD-SFO ones. Also tried a machine in the center "nexus" at SFO, and it said "no dice".
So I just walked across the C terminal in ORD and checked-in at the gate (this was before ORD stopped gate check-ins).
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Apr 16, 2003 | 11:00 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by g_leyser:
This brings up an interesting question: if EZ Chicken doesn't work, could you be manually checked in from ORD even though your itin. starts in MKE? Anyone know how that would work?</font>
This brings up an interesting question: if EZ Chicken doesn't work, could you be manually checked in from ORD even though your itin. starts in MKE? Anyone know how that would work?</font>
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Apr 16, 2003 | 12:30 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by *HighFlyah*:
So EasyCheckin wouldn't let you check-in at ORD for your immediate return? That blows!</font>
So EasyCheckin wouldn't let you check-in at ORD for your immediate return? That blows!</font>
Apr 16, 2003 | 12:52 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SEA_Tigger:
I am sure he would have, I just did not have the time to exit security, hit Mr. EasyCheckin, re-screen, and head to the gate.
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I am sure he would have, I just did not have the time to exit security, hit Mr. EasyCheckin, re-screen, and head to the gate.
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