If you stay in a hotel, registration is done on your behalf as part of the check-in process.
The procedure considered likely to impose considerable inconvenience was the one requiring many more passengers to empty their luggage when going through the check-in process.
The current protracted check-in process also raises questions about what kind of lines can be expected when Americans return in full force to begin flying again.
He also said security appeared to be growing more lax at some airports as lines grow long and officials want to speed up the check-in process.
The check-in process at airports enables passengers to check in luggage onto a plane and to obtain a boarding pass.
The check revealed that the check-in process was taking as long as eight minutes each while it should take less than three minutes.
In that easy way of hers, she made the stranger feel like an old friend as she shepherded him through the check-in process.
Governments may take issue with this type of check-in process for security reasons, but some industry experts say such fears are overblown.
Smart cards help streamline the check-in process and enhance customer reward programs.
The speedy commercial flight is now tacked on to the extremely unspeedy check-in process.