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Hey, seasoned international travelers, have a moment to give advice? I’m wondering whether this “provide all your passport details” web form from KLM is worth filling out.
It promises to “speed up the check-in process at the airport.” As a software person, the offer I hear is “make your sensitive data pass through even •more• systems with heaven knows what security characteristics.”
If doing it at the airport is +5 min, I’d prefer that. If that’s asking for a headache, then OK, fine, online.
Getting the passport info will speed things up from the airlines' perspective. If they have the info up front, they can bind it to your boarding pass.
@tuban_muzuru
Ah, hadn’t considered the boarding pass angle. I wonder if this is necessary for online check-in; I wonder if I will be waiting in line at the airport otherwise?
(The question here of course is whether it speeds things from •my perspective.)
I never stand in those lines anymore: I fly first class. Those TSA bums - I have never yet seen one wearing a uniform which fit.