Good luck or bad luck? Sometimes we create our own bad luck. A woman created a fuss at an airport when she was denied boarding after she turned up late with an expired passport.
When does your passport or national identity card expire? How long does it take to get a new one? Do you have recent photos ready, for passports, or ski lift passes?
Could airlines ask for a copy of your passport when you book?
That would save you from a last minute hunt for your passport.
I can foresee objections. The risk is that the passport could be copied.
Instead, airlines could simply ask you the date of the expiration of your passport when you book the flight. The passenger would be alerted to check.
If it is out of date they might have time to renew the passport. They might decide not to turn up and try to board with an out of date passport and stress themselves and check-in staff.
Yes, the passenger in a hurry to book might make up a number, or lose the seat, or the airline might lose the booking. Eventually, customers would get used to providing passport expiry dates, and would keep the expiry date in their diary or phone with other vital numbers.
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