For my sins I used to check-in FR flights
Sometimes when time and staffing levels were at a premium we would open up a flight on the system and check the passengers in via the computer. FR do not pay for this service but sometimes we would use it, FR found out, and put a stop to it. We didn't allocate seats just number the passengers like FR wanted us to, but they will not pay for the system to be used. Hence with most airports, other than those that have to have computerised check-in, it is a manual check-in. With this system it is near on impossible to allocate seats. So basically FR will not pay for it, allocation of seats can be done manually but it takes longer and so ups the cost to FR.
So as most on here may know, FR, do everything on the cheap, FD pay for their rating, CC pay for their training and uniforms.
