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  2. Airport check-in - Wikipedia

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    In-town check-in service is a service offered by some cities such as Abu Dhabi, Seoul, Hong Kong, Delhi, Kuala Lumpur–International, London, Stockholm, Vienna and Taipei, where passengers may check in luggage in designated places within the city but outside the airport. This reduces check-in time and queuing at the airport.

  3. Boarding pass - Wikipedia

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    A handwritten Air Canada boarding pass from 1979. Paper boarding passes are issued either by agents at a check-in counter, self-service kiosks, or by the airline's web check-in site. BCBP can be printed at the airport by an ATB (Automated Ticket & Boarding Pass) printer or a direct thermal printer, or by a personal inkjet or laser printer.

  4. Secondary Security Screening Selection - Wikipedia

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    Boarding pass of passenger selected for secondary security screening, indicated by the initials SSSS. CIA Assessment on Surviving Secondary Screening. Secondary Security Screening Selection or Secondary Security Screening Selectee, known by its initials SSSS, is an airport security measure in the United States which selects passengers for additional inspection.

  5. Standby (air travel) - Wikipedia

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    If first class sells out or upgrades go to higher-tiered passengers, elite fliers can stand by in the event a first-class seat becomes available due to a cancellation, no-show, misconnect, irregular operation, or equipment change. If a passenger clears for an upgrade, they may receive a new boarding pass at the gate.

  6. Air France Flight 8969 - Wikipedia

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    Air France Flight 8969 was an Air France flight that was hijacked on 24 December 1994 by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers.The militants murdered three passengers and their intention was either to detonate the aircraft over the Eiffel Tower or the Tour Montparnasse in Paris.

  7. Airline ticket - Wikipedia

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    The seller would then accompany the buyer to the airport at the time of departure. The original owner would check in under his own name, and would check in the buyer's baggage. The buyer then boarded the airplane. [5] However, since nowadays most airlines check identification on boarding, this procedure is rarely functional. [6]

  8. Airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks

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    Prior to September 11, 2001, airport screening was provided in the U.S. by private security companies contracted by the airline or airport. In November 2001, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was introduced to take over all of the security functions of the country's airports. [2]

  9. Airstair - Wikipedia

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    Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 with rear airstair deployed DC-3 modified with a simple airstair Cubana de Aviación Yak-42D with rear airstair deployed Airstairs on the side of a "Combi" 737-200 aircraft of Alaska Airlines George W. Bush boards a VC-25 via airstairs.