Check-in a non-flying passenger?

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Good write up

Your wrong in regards loaded though at least in respect of what that step means. (because its talking of the whole process up until take off, I didn't write it)

You need to understand the dictionary definition of the word loaded : "carrying or bearing a load, especially a large one"
Your definition I suspect is "physically put on the plane" which isn't what loaded means
An often misused word in English

I had previously said that people with hold luggage who fail to present will have it removed.
Which was my issue with people saying they will not hold a flight for checked in no shows as your write up agrees it depends on if the person is a carry only or with checked in luggage.

I bet the percentages of carry on vs checked in vary highly by carrier and destinations.
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Which airlines were you dispatching for again?
 
Even if you are checked in before, the airline knows if you haven't gone through security as you have to scan your bording pass to do so.

I only know this because on my last flight I was opposite 2 people and they were asked where another member of their group was. They explained he wasn't coming, but the reason the cabin crew were querying it was because the system had showed that the missing passenger had passed through security.
 
Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Nope, sorry both wrong

I have literally been in a plane where a passenger didn't board and after about 30 mins (they already missed the take off slot) they called for the airport guys to locate and offload the bag.


"Positive Passenger Bag Match (PPBM) is a crucial airline security protocol ensuring every checked bag loaded onto an aircraft has a corresponding, physically present passenger, preventing unaccompanied baggage from flying and enhancing safety, especially on international flights, by matching bag tags to passenger boarding passes before takeoff.
How it Works
  1. Check-In: When you check your bags, they get tagged and scanned.
  2. Boarding: You board the plane, and your boarding pass is scanned.
  3. Matching: Before departure, airline staff verify that the scanned bag tags match the passengers who have boarded the flight.
  4. Loading: Only bags belonging to present passengers are loaded onto the plane.
Why it's Important
  • Security: Prevents potential bombs or dangerous items from being loaded without the owner.
  • Compliance: Required by aviation security regulations (like those from the TSA/EASA) for most international travel.
  • Efficiency: Helps manage unclaimed bags and ensures all luggage is accounted for. "
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If they do this for every flight how did my checked bag end up on a flight to LA when I was on a flight to Chicago?
 
Vertigo said:
Ok so this is perhaps a bit of a weird one.

Scenario is a non-refundable flight booking but one of the passengers will no longer be going.
Ok so you can't get your money back, that's fine, but still want the vacant seat next to you as it's nice to have and you've paid for it!

Question then is, when online check-in opens, should you check-in that passenger or not?

My thinking was that, if you didn't check them in then the airline might see their (reserved) seat is free and let someone else have it which isn't on.
On the other hand, if you check them in so the airline can't reallocate the seat, is that then going to cause problems when they don't actually show up for the flight?
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It's happened to me twice this year when my Brother in law and Sister in Law couldn't go.
Both times we said nothing and those seats stayed free on all four flights
 
Vertigo said:
Ah ok, I just wondered whether you meant you checked them in online and then kept quiet afterward :)
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Mrs Sexy has just said I'm telling you fibs.
She checked in online and printed out boarding passes both times (we have paper and on our phones) and she said when we got to the airport she told them.
She also told the Reps in the hotel both times.
Sorry about that, I honestly thought we'd done nothing, well I did nothing.
 
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