In Reply to: Just arrived home. posted by Aussieneil on Friday, 4. January 2008 at 06:11 Bali Time:
Many Agents fail to advise their clients that Garuda Indonesia offers a "City Check-in" facility at their Bali offices.
This would have been particularly handy for you Neil, as you were staying at Bali Garden.
If you visit a Garuda Office (you could have gone to Kuta Paradiso Office) within 24 hours of your departure, they will pre-allocate your seating and issue you with Boarding Passes.
This would also be an opportunity to re-confirm the actual departure time of your flight.
It is a good feeling to know in advance exactly where in the aircraft you will be seated. Even if you have requested in advance through your Agent pre-allocated searing, there is no guarantee that you will actually get these seats on arrival at the airport.
I have always personally done this, even when flying Executive Class mainly for the peace-of-mind in having my actual Boarding Pass in my hand.