In message , at 19:02:51 on
Sun, 15 Jan 2006, AlanG remarked:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:27:40 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In the UK we still retain the possibility to accompany our loved ones
through check-in and to the outward passport control.

I've never known that.
You don't get past the check in desk without a passport and ticket in
any airport I've been in this last 15 years

The only exceptions I've found are some American airlines who want to
ask passengers their security questions "did you pack this bag..." and
so on, as they join the check-in queue rather than when they get to the
desk. In those cases you have to wait nearby while they check in, but
can still be with them most of the time until they join the passport
control queue.
--
Roland Perry