As usual with these guys, ill thought through cost cutting ideas will cause inconvenience to some of their existing 'loyal' customer base. Anyone who is travelling the FR network and who requires a VISA for certain countries will be inconvienced as Eastern Wiseguy discovered such passengers have to present themselves at a point normally before security (example a check-in desk) in order to have their travel documents checked by a representative of the carrier so what will FR do now with these passengers?
This is just another FR idea/plan to cut costs and avoid paying airport operators or handling companies any fees associated with check-in desks and any associated infrastructure, the thin end of the wedge some may say.
Interesting that there is no mention of the numbers of jobs (in hundreds) that will be lost as part of this initiative!
So FR want you to check yourself in, carry no baggage what next? will you have to serve yourself onboard refreshements? wouldn't be surprised if they installed vending machines in the galleys and coin operated slots on the toilet doors. Where will they stop? reckon they won't be happy until they have you flying the aircraft yourself and the only FR employee left sitting alone in Dublin HQ will be MOL himself to be sure
