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Aer Lingus online check in

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  • 29-10-2016 12:41pm
    #1
    astonvanilla
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭


    I'm flying to the states tomorrow and logged on today to check in (can only check in within 24 hours of flight). When I went to check in, Aer Lingus website is saying for me "Online check-in is not available, Please go to the airport to check-in" but I am able to check my wife in, who is on the same booking.

    I've looked through the forum and see there are several topics like this but none where a group on the same booking has half been able / half unable to check in.
    Can anyone advise why I would be unable to check in but my wife can?
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    readytosnap
    Registered Users Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭readytosnap


    you forgot your esta so she is going on her own :D

    I have no idea why that would happen Aer Lingus would be the ones to ask, ask yer one at the desk tomorrow and let us know when you come back.


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    astonvanilla
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭astonvanilla


    Haha. That wouldn't surprise me!

    Have everything in order so it surprised me too. ESTAs and APIs all completed well in advance. Will let ye know the reason.


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    Wanderer2010
    Registered Users Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭Wanderer2010


    Maybe you have already checked both of ye in as its the same surname? Double check what is says on your wife's check in print out.


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    astonvanilla
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭astonvanilla


    Wanderer2010 wrote: »
    Maybe you have already checked both of ye in as its the same surname? Double check what is says on your wife's check in print out.

    I didn't check her in. Thought it better for us both to check in together. I doubt it's the surname thing as her passport is still in her maiden name and that's what the booking is under.


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    Extraplus
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭Extraplus


    Aer lingus randomly select some passengers for transatlantic flights that have to check in at the airport as a security measure. Possibly you have been selected for this flight.


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    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,865 ✭✭✭✭January


    Extraplus wrote: »
    Aer lingus randomly select some passengers for transatlantic flights that have to check in at the airport as a security measure. Possibly you have been selected for this flight.

    I'm assuming this is what happened. No biggie just extra screening.


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    endofrainbow
    Registered Users Posts: 2,608 ✭✭✭endofrainbow


    Probably just an additional document check


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    astonvanilla
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭astonvanilla


    Extraplus wrote: »
    Aer lingus randomly select some passengers for transatlantic flights that have to check in at the airport as a security measure. Possibly you have been selected for this flight.

    This was it. I was selected for the "SSSS" secondary screening.

    Pain in the arse to be honest. I have no trouble getting additionally screened as it generally doesn't take too long. On this occasion though, the gob$h!tes though never punched my card after I had it done (which is what they are supposed to do so the boarding personnel know you've been secondary screened). Ended up being pulled from the boarding gate and having to go back and do the same thing again.


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