Duplicate seating on QF575

[mhecker]

Hi all, I was wondering if you ever experienced that two people had the very same seat and both were allowed to board the aircraft?
Basically, I was on QF575 and the op changed my seat to 45K. Aboard somebody approached me with a boarding pass with seat 45K as well - and he had boarded as well. How is this possible? Don't they have computers at boarding time to check this? I am really surprised.
btw: was able to keep the seat in the end (was exit row) and the other fellow was relocated (not sure if that had anything to do with his silver and my gold status)...

Cheerio,
Michael.

 

[Mal]

It can happen. Here's two possibilities:

- boarding pass was rejected, but the boarding staff missed seeing it rejected.
- passenger actually had 2 boarding passes (ie changed seat through their online check-in and reprinted bp). Accidentally used the older one when onboard, but boarded with the correct one.

Qantas staff used to look very carefully at printed olci boarding passes (to verify that the name/seat matched). I don't notice this much these days, but potentially there could also be an issue there if the boarding pass is reprinted.

 

[StevePER]

I've seen it on Virgin Blue several times, typically where one passenger has checked in online and the other at the airport. Last time I remember was also an exit row (where it shouldn't even be possible to checkin online).

 

[mhecker]

I think this situation was similar. As it was an exit row, I did my checkin at the airport after having done the normal OLCI and getting the message that I had to pickup the boarding pass at the airport). The other guy had a OLCI Printed boarding pass for that seat...

 

[medhead]

And I've had OLCI let me print a BP at times and also made me collect a BP.

There is also the case that was on Airport, where a senior pax turned up about 12 to 16 hours early and they checked them onto the morning flight to Sri lanka instead of the evening flight - due to having the same name as another pax on the morning flight

 

[trooper]

Found myself in that situation on NZ AKL-LAX... Showed the FA the printout of my Y+ upgrade request (must have been the only time I ever printed it out!).... he took that and disappeared briefly... came back and escorted me to the last open Y+ seat on the main deck (can't say if UD was full)..

I wonder if my UG HAD cleared but been missed (ignored?) by the GA???

 

[MissBurrill]

(not sure if that had anything to do with his silver and my gold status)...

Sounds like you played a game - silver paper GOLD. Much more fun than scissor paper rock!

Karen

 

[Fifa]

I wonder if my UG HAD cleared but been missed (ignored?) by the GA???

Did they take the points off you?

 

[serfty]

Did they take the points off you?

AirNZ deduct the AirPoint$ from your account when you request U/G.

If unsuccessful they are refunded.