Re: [84attendees] YVR Checkin Counter Opening Hours (for US)

[Bob Hinden <[e-mail]>]

John,

> The example is even a little worse.  There is no little plastic
> card for GE.  There is, at most, an unobtrusive little sticker
> on the back of the passport.   I've never asked, but suspected
> that this is a security-by-obscurity to prevent issues with GE
> participants or making some passports special targets that might
> occur if GE participants were prominently identified.  Teaching
> those door bureaucrats to identify a GE participant would be
> really hard since, essentially, only the traveler and the
> machine and its databases really know.

I received a card along with GE.  It didn't cost extra.  I am still not exactly sure what it is for, but that's another matter.

I had an interesting but pleasantly successful departure yesterday afternoon.  I found the GE/Nexus line and got to the machines avoiding the lines.  Both of the GE machines were "out of service".  I assumed I would have to fill out the form.  I went ahead (without a form) and was directed to one of the agents.  I told him the GE machine was out of service.  He lookup up my passport, asked me if I had anything to declare (I didn't), and that was it.  Can't beat that for service!

Bob