Plus, these automated AI actions have the potential to violate FAA and DOT regulations - as an example, flight check-in requires human acknowledgment that bags do not contain banned substances like explosives.
Maybe, just maybe, the idea of checking in before you’re physically at the place you’re checking into is a half-baked, short-sighted idea which defeats the entire purpose of “checking in” somewhere and should have never been implemented in the first place?
Yeah I’m not sure what the purpose of the check in even is. I’ve only flown in the last decade or so, so it’s always been online for me. I believe in-person was actually a paid option for some airline.
The only thing it seems to affect is what your boarding number is. Which, given the cast number of premium select special snowflake platinum veteran and family boarding groups that automatically go first … Doesn’t matter.
I guess if they overbooked the plane, them you might get bumped if you check in late? Which is fucking stupid
Maybe, just maybe, the idea of checking in before you’re physically at the place you’re checking into is a half-baked, short-sighted idea which defeats the entire purpose of “checking in” somewhere and should have never been implemented in the first place?
Yeah I’m not sure what the purpose of the check in even is. I’ve only flown in the last decade or so, so it’s always been online for me. I believe in-person was actually a paid option for some airline.
The only thing it seems to affect is what your boarding number is. Which, given the cast number of premium select special snowflake platinum veteran and family boarding groups that automatically go first … Doesn’t matter.
I guess if they overbooked the plane, them you might get bumped if you check in late? Which is fucking stupid