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[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, Paul333 said:

No use to me. In Vietnam to claim your flight expenses through the company you must retain the boarding pass or you cannot claim the cost of the flight as business travel irrespective of having a vat invoice for it.

Ok, we'll tell them to cancel the system.

[sandrew33]

11 hours ago, impulse said:

How do I know where to sit on the plane if I don't have a boarding pass?  And if I sit in the wrong seat (has happened), how do the flight attendants straighten out the mess?

 

One assumes you have checked in online and so you have a boarding pass. 
 

One also assumes that the removal of the need for a boarding pass is for the purposes of the immigration gates where one step is currently the scanning of the QR code on the boarding pass. 
 

If you haven’t checked in online then countries and airports that already have done away with check in counters require you to check in at a digital terminal and print baggage tags (and boarding pass if you want one). 
 

So you’ll likely have the option of digital or printed yourself. As has been the case in many airports for years - certainly every domestic airport in Australia for example and for some time in Changi and various other international airports. 
 

This is simply replacing the boarding pass for gate clearance. 
 

And presumably you are aware that if one is too challenged to have a digital boarding pass or printed one or got one at a check in counter that the flight crew have a listing of every passenger by seat number. 
 

It’s weird how a largely expat board seems to have no actual experience or exposure to air travel 🤷🏻‍♂️

[sandrew33]

1 hour ago, Paul333 said:

No use to me. In Vietnam to claim your flight expenses through the company you must retain the boarding pass or you cannot claim the cost of the flight as business travel irrespective of having a vat invoice for it.

This seems an entirely insurmountable problem and I’d suggest all airport immigration processes should be cleared with your company going forward to ensure their asinine system isn’t impacted 😁

[sandrew33]

15 minutes ago, Sigmund said:

What about the potential risks of ID theft as the whole system will run on public spaces... ?

 

Nevertheless, always remember to get the physical boarding card even if you don't use it. Depending on which type of immigration chap you bang into, they will ask on arrival to see the card.

 

Happened to me last year on a fast track gate on ARRIVALS at Swanpy airport. 

 

The agent waiting for me aftert a long walk near gate D5 (they don't pick you up direcly at the gate anymore) showed me the fast track gate and then just walked away.  The immigration chap in his glass cage was a bald grumpy fellow looking to see where he could make some trouble and asked for the boarding card of the flight. When I produced it, he seemed disappointed, but not to loose face, snootily scribbled on the card as if it was some big official task...all this to say always have your boarding card in paper and have it handy even on leaving the aircraft when comming to Thailand. Once they refused the digital version and were trying to make a fuss on arrivals at Bangkok airport.

16 years of at least monthly arrivals and this has never been an issue. But sure … 

[daejung]

11 hours ago, impulse said:

How do I know where to sit on the plane if I don't have a boarding pass?  And if I sit in the wrong seat (has happened), how do the flight attendants straighten out the mess?

 

Maybe a chip under your skin and the seat will recognize you ? 555

[attento]

13 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

Who doesnt love creeping technofascism disguised as convenience 😂

 

The Borg can always deny you travel privileges based on your sociability / alignment with the narrative, whatever that narrative be.

So,  we follow the CPC way of social control.  For certain, the captured images, with full ID, will be available to the vendors of this system. 

[josephbloggs]

2 minutes ago, attento said:

So,  we follow the CPC way of social control.  For certain, the captured images, with full ID, will be available to the vendors of this system. 

 

Highly unlikely. The data in such systems is generally protected (zero knowledge encryption) and is also protected by government guidelines such as the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in, erm, Europe.

[attento]

If this Facial Recognition system comes from China (where else, considering this is Thailand), I admire your trust in the  CPC.    Not sure if they respect the EDPB.

[tomacht8]

It's a shame that there is no information about data security and data storage duration in the article. Unfortunately, the sensitive handling of personal data is quite underdeveloped here.

[Will B Good]

 

 

 

How will this work….I thought all asians looked the same?

[SingAPorn]

I'm sure Thai immigration will find a few ways to still make a fuss and make life difficult for foreigners...

[waders123]

What a colossal waste of time and money! This will only frustrate tourists and damage Thailand's reputation as a welcoming destination. It would be wiser to wait until the Thai economy recovers and operations are running smoothly before implementing such changes. These ill-conceived ideas should be put on hold until the situation stabilizes.

[Hawaiian]

Just too many things to go wrong with a system that works.  Progress often causes problems that don't exist.

[mstevens]

Is it April 1?

[TheAppletons]

This is a solution in search of a problem.  

[Maestro]

Removed some off-topic posts.

[Captain Flack]

A post commenting on moderation has been removed.

 

@Woke to Sounds of Horking if you post such comment again, expect a time out.

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, Denim said:

 

Somehow I forsee problems. The computers are down , no back up system to revert to old method so missed flights. But it's for your convenience and you will get to enjoy the kingdoms wonderful airports for  a few hours or days longer. Amazing Thailand.

So lets live in the past.... "just in case" ??

[Denim]

25 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

So lets live in the past.... "just in case" ?? 

 

Correct. As other have pointed out,if it's not broken don't try to fix it.

 

Terminal 5 at LHR is notorious for computer meltdowns because British Airways would not upgrade their system.

When it happens travel chaos ensues.

 

Technology is great when it works ' seemlessly' but when it doesn't you must have a back up system ready to take over.