Printing boarding passes at home?

[geminibear]

I was scheduled for a trip to Belize. i got to the airport in plenty of time but as it turns out, the long term parking lot was closed and by the time I found a place to park, time was running short. I grabbed a bus from the parking lot and that broke down causing a big delay when the next bus came. I arrived at curbside and was told I arrived just in the nick of time, 30 minutes prior to boarding. When the employee went to put my info into the computer, the boarding pass would not print out as it was now only 29 minutes before the flight. I was not able to get a boarding pass and in the end I did not get on my flight to my connecting flight to Belize. The next flight to my connecting city got me there too late to make Belize and the Belize flight only went twice a week. In the end, I never made it to Belize and lost my prepayment at the resort there.

I had not printed out a boarding pass because my printer had jammed and I was too impatient to figure it out.

Now I print it out the night before, take it with me and as god is my witness, I will never go flightless again.

 

 

We can never travel together PK.

I thought trips like that only happened to me and Clark Griswald.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTsgqvmUPn4

[Guest]

I was scheduled for a trip to Belize. i got to the airport in plenty of time but as it turns out, the long term parking lot was closed and by the time I found a place to park, time was running short. I grabbed a bus from the parking lot and that broke down causing a big delay when the next bus came.

 

OK. I can think of some situations now when I'll print my boarding pass first. Most of the time, though, I stay at an airport hotel the night before. But now I can think of times when I'll print my boarding pass at home. Thanks, PK

[LADoug1]

Printing your boarding pass as early as possible is important when flying Southwest Airlines. When checking in on-line you are given a boarding number which determines when you board.

[geminibear]

Printing your boarding pass as early as possible is important when flying Southwest Airlines. When checking in on-line you are given a boarding number which determines when you board.

 

as frequent flyer on Southwest (sitting at a gate now) it's not the expedient printing of the boarding pass which is important, it is the checking in which determines your boarding position. The sooner you check in the better position you get. Then you can print your boarding pass or send it to your smart phone or choose to print it at the airport. But get checked ASAP on cattle airline.

 

My great grandparents who came to this country in steerage on a boat from Sicily probably were treated better.

[AdamSmith]

You know, when you read and reread any thread title here long enough, it gets to sound salacious. Now I find myself involuntarily musing on what 'printing boarding passes at home' might be a euphemism for.

[tanman4u]

Another advantage to checking in at the 24 hours in advance point is if you're standing by for an upgrade. I use AA so I'm not sure about others but you improve your chances of getting the upgrade by checking-in in advance.

[Bargara Leatherboy]

Whoever you fly read the small print. I normally print at home - sometimes I fly with that one - however I often check in at a kiosk on the return trip and grab the boarding pass the kiosk prints.

 

I still prefer a harder cardboard type boarding pass - it is easier to find and use

[+ azdr0710]

funny animation of a guy getting groped included!

 

[+ deej]

I still prefer a harder cardboard type boarding pass - it is easier to find and use

 

Yeah, I miss those too. So much easier to handle without mutilating than the extremely flimsy paper they're mostly using these days.

[+ Gar1eth]

 

I still prefer a harder cardboard type boarding pass - it is easier to find and use

 

Yeah, I miss those too. So much easier to handle without mutilating than the extremely flimsy paper they're mostly using these days.

 

 

I don't remember cardboard boarding passes as much as I do stiffer tickets.

 

 

And what about the airlines that save money by not handing out sleeves with the boarding pass. I hate that as the paper boarding pass just flops every which way in my hand. Then I put the boarding pass in a pocket to prevent that as between my backpack, sleep machine, possible hanging bag I already have enough to carry. But by the time I get up to security I forget which pocket I crammed the ticket into.

 

Gman

[BabyBoomer]

sleep machine

 

Gman

 

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~ Boomer ~

[+ deej]

I don't remember cardboard boarding passes as much as I do stiffer tickets.

 

I suspect that was what syd was referring to: the tickets and boarding passes printed on card stock. They were the same size and shape as old-timey computer punch cards. I always figured that's where the shape and stock came from.

[+ Gar1eth]

sleep machine

 

Gman

 

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~ Boomer ~

 

http://www.sleeprestfully.com/prodimages/VPAP_Auto_25.jpg

 

BiPAP machine for sleep apnea.

 

 

Gman