Originally Posted by
maiges
This 'weight' of the two boarding passes is an odd thing. Many (most) airlines say that if you've checked in online and printed your BP you should go straight to security (assuming baggage has been dealt with). In other words, the printed BP is sufficient up to the gate. If so with normal airport arrival, why shouldn't it be the same when arriving inside the terminal?
I know that's true for domestic flights but on every international flight where I've done OLCI I've had to present my passport to the check-in agent & get a real cardboard BP. Since the carrier is responsible for verifying pax docs & are subject to large fines for transporting someone without the proper credentials I haven't run into a case where the responsibility has been assigned to a gate agent. But then I've never boarded Turkish in ICN so YMMV.