Airport check-in kiosks

We have been using self-service check-in kiosks for several years. Usually, we are flying Northwest Airlines out of Detroit Metro. Our last experience was on Dec. 27, ’05, out of Metro, with return on Jan. 20, ’06, from Tampa.

Since we get our boarding pass online, only the luggage remains to be taken care of. We usually take our luggage to the check-in counter ourselves, as Northwest has special luggage-only counters (or we can even use the regular counters if it isn’t busy). The procedure is easy and fast, and if we do have any problem there are people at the counters to assist.

The best suggestion I have is when you have one piece of luggage each for two people, when the first prompt asks how many pieces, type in “2” instead of one. Then you will not need to repeat the process, at least at Metro. Saves time.

LEWIS SIEGEL
West Bloomfield, MI