Originally Posted by
Dunbar
And once it's in PDF form it's trivial to change the name on the boarding pass with a PDF editor. Ditto drink coupons.
That's true but the decoded bar code would not match the BP. You could also edit the flight number or the line number but again the bar code would not match.
I've never seen anyone check the name on a drink coupon. As far as I can tell the drink coupons are never reconciled.