Originally Posted by
bocastephen
Having a bar code on a boarding pass is not a requirement at this time. Boarding passes issued at the counter on legacy stock rarely have bar codes on most airlines.
There is nothing to stop someone from printing their BP at home, changing the content, printing a new copy and just slicing off the bar code.
I had a real problem at ORD (that required a SUP) because I had a boarding pass issued at LHR that did not have a bar code.