Anyone ask for membership profile ID to be changed from passport number to NRIC number so that not affected whenever change passport ?
Will they do it ?
You still need the passport to self-checkin kiosk machine.
Unless you are Msian citizen, then can scan using their ic.
Foreigner scan passport.
Based on my bad self-check-in kiosk experience. I concluded this based on requirement priority.
1) You need a passport with a working NFC feature.
If this NFC not working, the check-in process 100% fail, need manual override by the staff in special queue next to Kiosks.
i renew my passport after covid travel to malaysia was lifted in 2022, and I had 7 failure attempt to use self-check-in machine, their ground staff said my Gold Card having old passport data even I had changed it 3 times in my first 7 visits since 2022.
On my 7th visit, I went to the self-service membership machine to scan my passport.. and realised they using NFC, and my new passport was unreadable.. then I realise the REAL CULPRIT is NFC chip on my passport.
It was not working.
I spend another 70-80 SGD to renew my passport AGAIN... and it had been working in all self-check-in kiosk ever since.
Use your phone NFC feature to scan your passport.. if cannot detect.. means not working.
If can scan, but unreadable data.. its considered ok, as some encyption thingy for sensitive data.
2) You need to have a valid passport, the NFC scan extract info to check passport expiry if valid, if not, u need assistance. They need to verify your identity in person.