Flight web check-in cancelled

[timberpond]

I flew from SG to CM last week and notice that web check-in from tigerair is no longer allowed.

Went to the counter for check-in and asked the lady why did they cancel the service and got the following reply,

"Tigerair has cancelled all web check-in service for flights to Thailand because Thailand immigration required us to send all passengers details before the plane touch down".

Me: So is this temporary?

She: We can't answer that for sure, but I personally don't think it will be temporary.

So now the immigration wants to scan through each individual before we land?

Does other airlines has the same practice?

I have been using web check-in service for the pass 2 years. Does we have to worry about this sudden change?

[ubonjoe]

Moved to the travel forum. Not visa related.

[JoeW]

Don't know. I traveled from Singapore to BKK by Air Asia and checked in online.

No questions asked.

[timberpond]

You are right... Just checked airasia and web check-in still available.

[KhunBENQ]

The reasoning sounds strange.

For me it's a first timer to read that Thai immigration requests pre flight data from passengers (like USA).

But who knows...

[Colabamumbai]

Too many destination countries know who is on the plane well before it lands, the governments can run a background check on each and every passenger, based on passport, name, country of origin, if they really want to.

[ovenman]

It's hard to see what the correlation would be between allowing passengers to perform an online check-in and Tiger then not being able to provide Thai immigrations with advance passenger data,

[timberpond]

maybe tiger has to provide those detail even before the passenger take off?

[mogandave]

When you check in online the airline has all the information sooner than they would have it if they waited for everyone to check in at the airport

[KhunBENQ]

maybe tiger has to provide those detail even before the passenger take off?

There seems to be something behind.

Today the Bangkok Post has a report about improvements at the immigration office in an interview with the commisioner.

One point is the introduction of an advanced passenger processing system (APPS).

Its not allowed to quote or link to Bangkok Post. So have a look.

Edited January 25, 2016 by KhunBENQ

[KittenKong]

When you check in online the airline has all the information sooner than they would have it if they waited for everyone to check in at the airport

Yes, but it cant be verified.

Only when you physically show your passport to someone on the check-in desk can the airline actually verify the details.

Edited January 25, 2016 by KittenKong

[timberpond]

advanced passenger processing system (APPS) seem to be the purpose of preventing undesirable passenger to board the plane.