Kay

Has anyone travelled with CathayPacific and used their online check in. Was
there any problems when you got to the airport. Is there a special bag
check-in area if you have already checked yourself in online.
Thanks

A Mate

I've used on-line check in for domestic flights - and yes there is a special
bag tag counter.

I can not see how you could check in on line for International flights, as
the check in staff need to sight your passport - to ensure you can legally
enter the country to which you're flying.

You've always been able to complete seat allocation beforehand on Cathay
Pacific.




"kay" <ddlb*[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Has anyone travelled with CathayPacific and used their online check in.
    > Was there any problems when you got to the airport. Is there a special bag
    > check-in area if you have already checked yourself in online.
    > Thanks
    >

Padraig Breathnach

"A Mate" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I can not see how you could check in on line for International flights, as
    >the check in staff need to sight your passport - to ensure you can legally
    >enter the country to which you're flying.
Simple: passports are checked at the boarding gate.

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Quietguy

A Mate wrote:

    > I've used on-line check in for domestic flights - and yes there is a special
    > bag tag counter.
    > I can not see how you could check in on line for International flights, as
    > the check in staff need to sight your passport - to ensure you can legally
    > enter the country to which you're flying.

I am not very knowledgable in this area, but I thought it was a visa you needed
to enter a country other than your own, and the passport for ID and to allow
you back into your own country. But of course I may have it mixed up.

David

PeterL

quietguy wrote:
    > A Mate wrote:
    > > I've used on-line check in for domestic flights - and yes there is a special
    > > bag tag counter.
    > >
    > > I can not see how you could check in on line for International flights, as
    > > the check in staff need to sight your passport - to ensure you can legally
    > > enter the country to which you're flying.
    > >
    > I am not very knowledgable in this area, but I thought it was a visa you needed
    > to enter a country other than your own, and the passport for ID and to allow
    > you back into your own country. But of course I may have it mixed up.

But they want to see your passport to make sure you can enter the
destination country, otherwise they'd have to fly you back.


    > David

Miguel Cruz

"kay" <ddlb*[email protected]> wrote:
    > Has anyone travelled with CathayPacific and used their online check in. Was
    > there any problems when you got to the airport. Is there a special bag
    > check-in area if you have already checked yourself in online.

It works fine. At most airports for which they allow online checkin,
they have a special queue for people who have already checked in to drop
off their luggage.

miguel
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Runge

rec.travel.air and not this group

"kay" <ddlb*[email protected]> a �crit dans le message de news:
[email protected]...
    > Has anyone travelled with CathayPacific and used their online check in.
    > Was there any problems when you got to the airport. Is there a special bag
    > check-in area if you have already checked yourself in online.
    > Thanks
    >

Frank Slootweg

A Mate <[email protected]> wrote:
    > I've used on-line check in for domestic flights - and yes there is a special
    > bag tag counter.
    >
    > I can not see how you could check in on line for International flights, as
    > the check in staff need to sight your passport - to ensure you can legally
    > enter the country to which you're flying.
    >
    > You've always been able to complete seat allocation beforehand on Cathay
    > Pacific.

I haven't done it for Cathay Pacific, but for Singapore Airlines
(Amsterdam->Singapore->Perth):

The online/Internet check-in is kind of a *pre-*check-in, i.e. *not* a
full one, and, as you say, normally allows to allocate a specific seat.

You still have to:

- check-in your bags
- collect your physical boarding pass (if not already printed online)
- show your passport (and have them check your visa)

So the main advantage of online/Internet check-in is to be able to
allocate a *specific* seat 'number' *before* you get to the airport. In
SA's case, upto 48 hours before the flight.

Singapore Airline has all the details on its website. I assume that
Cathay Pacific has similar information on its website.

    > "kay" <ddlb*[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Has anyone travelled with CathayPacific and used their online check in.
    > > Was there any problems when you got to the airport. Is there a special bag
    > > check-in area if you have already checked yourself in online.
    > > Thanks

Frank Slootweg

Runge <[email protected]> wrote:
    > rec.travel.air and not this group

And "this group" would be?

And *why* wouldn't "this group" be appropriate?

    > "kay" <ddlb*[email protected]> a ?crit dans le message de news:
    > [email protected]...
    > > Has anyone travelled with CathayPacific and used their online check in.
    > > Was there any problems when you got to the airport. Is there a special bag
    > > check-in area if you have already checked yourself in online.
    > > Thanks

Tim C .

Following up to Frank Slootweg <[email protected]> :

    >Runge <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> rec.travel.air and not this group
    > And "this group" would be?
    >
    > And *why* wouldn't "this group" be appropriate?

Don't waste time replying to gRunge, he's a complete cretin.

--
Tim C.

Markku Gr�nroos

"Frank Slootweg" <[email protected]> kirjoitti
viestiss�:[email protected] l...
    > I haven't done it for Cathay Pacific, but for Singapore Airlines
    > (Amsterdam->Singapore->Perth):
    > The online/Internet check-in is kind of a *pre-*check-in, i.e. *not* a
    > full one, and, as you say, normally allows to allocate a specific seat.
    > You still have to:
    > - check-in your bags
    > - collect your physical boarding pass (if not already printed online)
    > - show your passport (and have them check your visa)
    > So the main advantage of online/Internet check-in is to be able to
    > allocate a *specific* seat 'number' *before* you get to the airport. In
    > SA's case, upto 48 hours before the flight.
There is another one too: all decent internet check-ins naturally faciliate
printing of boarding passes (otherwise they wouldn't be called check-ins,
would they). In this case there obviously is a luggage drop point somewhere
and you don't have to queue in front of the check-in desks.

John Stanton

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:45:27 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >Following up to Frank Slootweg <[email protected]> :
    >>Runge <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>> rec.travel.air and not this group
    >> And "this group" would be?
    >>
    >> And *why* wouldn't "this group" be appropriate?
    >Don't waste time replying to gRunge, he's a complete cretin.

There is a prevalent misunderstanding about the travel newsgroups.
They were intended to be created as runge.travel.* but due to a typo
by a news admin, they were created as rec.travel.*.

With that background knowledge, you can more readily understand why
runge feels a sense of ownership.

Frank Slootweg

John Stanton <[email protected]> wrote:
    > On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:45:27 +0100, Tim C. <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    > >Following up to Frank Slootweg <[email protected]> :
    > >
    > >>Runge <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >>> rec.travel.air and not this group
    > >>
    > >> And "this group" would be?
    > >>
    > >> And *why* wouldn't "this group" be appropriate?
    > >
    > >Don't waste time replying to gRunge, he's a complete cretin.
    >
    > There is a prevalent misunderstanding about the travel newsgroups.
    > They were intended to be created as runge.travel.* but due to a typo
    > by a news admin, they were created as rec.travel.*.
    >
    > With that background knowledge, you can more readily understand why
    > runge feels a sense of ownership.

I was probably one of them there News Admins, so my sincere apologies
to Mr. Runge. Mea culpa. mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!

Frank Slootweg

"Markku Gr?nroos" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > "Frank Slootweg" <[email protected]> kirjoitti
    > viestiss?:[email protected] l...
    > >
    > > I haven't done it for Cathay Pacific, but for Singapore Airlines
    > > (Amsterdam->Singapore->Perth):
    > >
    > > The online/Internet check-in is kind of a *pre-*check-in, i.e. *not* a
    > > full one, and, as you say, normally allows to allocate a specific seat.
    > >
    > > You still have to:
    > >
    > > - check-in your bags
    > > - collect your physical boarding pass (if not already printed online)
    > > - show your passport (and have them check your visa)
    > >
    > > So the main advantage of online/Internet check-in is to be able to
    > > allocate a *specific* seat 'number' *before* you get to the airport. In
    > > SA's case, upto 48 hours before the flight.
    > >
    > There is another one too: all decent internet check-ins naturally faciliate
    > printing of boarding passes (otherwise they wouldn't be called check-ins,
    > would they). In this case there obviously is a luggage drop point somewhere
    > and you don't have to queue in front of the check-in desks.

Yes, I already mentioned that and that's why I said "main advantage".

And, in case it wasn't clear, all the "You still have to:" actions are
done at a *single* and *special* counter (i.e. not the normal check-in
counters), which, because the actions are relatively simple/fast,
normally won't have long queues, if any.

Markku Gr�nroos

"Frank Slootweg" <[email protected]> kirjoitti
viestiss�:[email protected] l...
    > And, in case it wasn't clear, all the "You still have to:" actions are
    > done at a *single* and *special* counter (i.e. not the normal check-in
    > counters), which, because the actions are relatively simple/fast,
    > normally won't have long queues, if any.

Check in is always proceeded in no more than one counter no matter whether
you have a pre-printed boarding card or not. "Special counters" are those
drop-off terminals. They are typically of special purpose sites or check-in
counters for first class or business class passengers in order to make
things faster. Naturally when one has no hold luggage, he is just as any
traveller who has passed the check in.