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boarding passes aren't the same thing as tickets. They still scan the code on the electronic boarding pass or on the piece of paper if you print it out at home or at the kiosk as you get on the plane.
Try these. Paper will become obsolete regardless if people are digging in their heels.
and yet still irrelevant as people are discussing having a paper back up just in case they lose their phone or forget to charge it and it dies, or something along those lines. Plus they have a record for reference if there is an issue with getting ff miles.
It's not about not using eticketing or electronic boarding passes in general
I don't see the need for a paper boarding pass, much less special cardstock.
I'm not a road warrior but fly 10x per year and have never seen a boarding line held up because someone's phone just wouldn't scan. And I've never known anyone not get their ff miles credited because they couldn't cough up a paper boarding pass. If it happens, simply giving them the confirmation number over the phone or email should do. When they allow if not encourage electronic boarding passes, they are not going to tell you that you are just SOL for using one.
If you enter the airport with phone battery at 10% or just need paper for comfort, then get a boarding pass at kiosk or counter. I'm sure people can manufacture all sorts of scenarios to justify the paper but the fact is millions of people are flying successfully without it.
If you enter the airport with phone battery at 10% or just need paper for comfort, then get a boarding pass at kiosk or counter. I'm sure people can manufacture all sorts of scenarios to justify the paper but the fact is millions of people are flying successfully without it.
My primary justification for using paper is for proof if the State of Alaska ever audits me. It's the primary source of verification to substantiate that I was in Alaska more than six months and one day. Because if I don't meet the criteria that defines who is an Alaska resident, then I could lose my Permanent Fund Dividend, my lifetime fishing/hunting/trapping license and my right to vote in Alaska elections. So the State of Alaska strongly urges people who are out of state more than 90 days to retain hard copies of their boarding passes and flight itinerary.
and yet still irrelevant as people are discussing having a paper back up just in case they lose their phone or forget to charge it and it dies, or something along those lines. Plus they have a record for reference if there is an issue with getting ff miles.
Wouldn't the receipt from the purchase suffice for getting FF miles? (I wouldn't know ... it's not a problem I've ever had, despite being a frequent flyer)
Why doesn't the OP simply do early check-in before going to the airport and then at the airport use one of self-service kiosks to print out their boarding pass?
I do this and print out a copy and stick it inside checked baggage, if I have a bag.
My primary justification for using paper is for proof if the State of Alaska ever audits me. It's the primary source of verification to substantiate that I was in Alaska more than six months and one day. Because if I don't meet the criteria that defines who is an Alaska resident, then I could lose my Permanent Fund Dividend, my lifetime fishing/hunting/trapping license and my right to vote in Alaska elections. So the State of Alaska strongly urges people who are out of state more than 90 days to retain hard copies of their boarding passes and flight itinerary.
Hard to believe that Alaska is denying anyone dividends because they cannot produce a paper boarding pass. Plenty of other ways to verify residency. Geez, what if you drove there or arrived by ship? A boarding pass doesn't prove residency anyway. You wouldn't have one if you never left. In any event, save as a pdf and if audited, print it out.
I do this and print out a copy and stick it inside checked baggage, if I have a bag.
I pretty much always check a bag (have the Delta credit card where it's a comp benefit, and I'm at about a 35% successful claim rate for their '20 minutes or 2500 miles' on time guarantee so checking a bag actually earns me fiat currency) and I just have the gate agent print the boarding passes at the same time they're printing my bag tag and receipt stuff.
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