– Why do airlines let passengers check-in online 24 hours beforehand? By checking in, shouldn’t they confirm a passenger is actually at the airport?
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The check-in is the final step before they issue you with a boarding pass. There is no reason you need to be in the airport for that.
Just like there is no need for a train service to confirm you are at the station when you are handed your ticket.
The airlines only need you to be at airport, with a valid pass, at their gate, at the time of boarding. How you spent your time before that moment is of no concern to them.
In fact, by not having you line up at the airport check-in counters for your boarding-pass, there is now one less delay to worry about between you arriving at the airport and making your way through the gauntlet to your final gate.
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